Breakups are hard. Most people go through a few or even many before they meet the person they're going to spend forever with. But what about the girls who just can't seem to move on from that one ex? That guy you spent years working on a relationship with and actually made it to the point that you could be with them forever, but then it ended? How are you supposed to let go and move on when everything you had been working towards has up and left?

The hardest part about a breakup is not just losing your best friend, it's losing the future that you had planned together...the dream wedding, the tiny house, the two kids that look just like you both and oh, the dog. Then it's the thought that waking up next to each other for sixty years is all gone. So what now?

We spend so much time thinking about all the things that are gone and the future that's changed when in fact, this is just another stepping stone to the person that you're meant to become! See all the good things that this has led to, and let go of all the what-ifs. We can spend our entire lives thinking that the one that got away could have been our perfect forever, but that's just not true. Instead, think about this. You were created with a purpose. Every single person in this world was created for a purpose, and obviously your purpose wasn't to be that guy's wife! Maybe it's going to prepare you for a man you didn't think existed. Or maybe it's to open you up to new possibilities that you wouldn't have considered while in a relationship. Whatever that may be, just have a little faith! Don't dwell in the land of what-could-have-been, instead wake up to the world of possibilities this life has to offer, and with a new resolve go out and find your purpose. Don't let your past relationships define you because they're in the past! The most important thing to remember when coping with a breakup is that that person obviously wasn't mean for you, and you have so much more in store, you just have to go out and find it.