Nothing can ever prepare you for your first heartbreak. It is something that everyone goes through at one point in his or her life. You’re going to stalk their social media and constantly check your phone for a message that is never going to come. You're going to lay awake at night, replaying situations that you could have changed and just maybe you could have fixed it. At first, you won't know what to do with yourself, but you will soon realized why there are millions of love songs because it is the most powerful feeling. Yet, that hole you feel constantly will shrink over time and other things in your life will make patches. Life will keep going and so will you. Keep your head up and don't look back.
1. It is going to suck...
First, you're going to shed a few tears so make sure to stack up on some high quality tissues because your going to need them and that is OK. You’re going to cry when you’re alone, in the shower when no one can hear you, and in the middle of the night when your roommates are asleep. Crying is OK.
2. You realize the truth about your relationship.
When you were in that relationship with your significant other, you never wanted to address the bad parts. You didn't want to acknowledge it wasn't as prefect as you had made it out to be in your head, but now that you are broken up, you can see the good and the bad as equal parts.
3. You will feel the love and support from your family and friends that you may have not realize was there before.
After you tell someone -- if it's your family, or one of your friends -- you will get millions of calls and text messages from people telling you how much they love you. You will get a call from your mom, dad, brother, sister, aunt, grandma and best friend within an hour of it happening. I did. It was the greatest comfort knowing all those people genuinely care about your happiness.
4. You will see that person differently.
You will no longer see the person as someone you would turn to for anything and everything. They will become distant and the relationship you once had will be erased as if it was never there, but that is OK. The people that are met to be in your life and want to be in your life will be and that is all that you have to remember.
5. You will grow as a person.
You will learn just how amazing you truly are. You will learn that you don’t have to lean on someone because you can take care of yourself.
At the end of the day, heartbreaks are difficult, but they will teach you so much about yourself and about other people. Put yourself back out there when you’re ready and find the person that you are truly meant to be with.
