Ex boyfriends, ex best friends. To my mom, you're not an "ex" unless you were married and then divorced. However an ex can be anyone whom you do not associate with anymore, whether romantically or even in business. We've all been there- staring blankly at a wall because we've been blindsided by a "we are over" meeting, phone call, letter, or even a text message. (insert eye roll)

Here are some things that have been done to get over an "Ex"

1. "I cut my hair"

2. "I moved states. Of course, I am being slightly over-dramatic. It was for school too."

3. "I went to Disney!"

4. "I spent a lot of time doing things I was passionate about and hung out with friends A LOT! But I also made time to spend by myself and squeeze some personal free time in to balance out all my friend time!"

5. "All the things I wanted to do but couldn't when I was in the relationship, followed by learning more about myself and what I needed/wanted to change to make future relationships work."

6. "Spend as much time with my friends and distract myself the best I can"

7. "Buried myself in books. I read Harry Potter, The Caster Chronicles, The Hunger Games, The Divergent Series, The House of Night and several single books."

8. "Rationalized life and my actions. Questioned my own judgement and my ways of communication."

9. "Ask myself what I saw in them and discern the idea of them from that particular person. Oftentimes, you will find more of those components in the people around you than you might think, or you might see firsthand just how little impact they truly have on your life after they're gone."

10. "Realize you're a bad ass that don't need no wo/man!"

11. "Realize that it's over and it's time to focus on bettering yourself"

12. "Delete every trace of them, don't social stalk, meet new people, make plans to do adventurous things. Change yourself whether it's your hair or your sense of style, get a hobby, realize that everyone deals with heartbreak and every day it gets easier. I treat them as if they die, that sounds rough but if I talk about them or to them I want to go back...and that's never healthy."

13. "Best advice I ever got: A re-lit cigarette never tastes the same."

14. "Keep busy. Do nice things for yourself. Or replacement therapy works great. New partner ASAP with no expectations."

15. "Basically just block them off everything and continue life acting as if I got rid of something that was holding me from happiness."

16. "Time and meeting new people and spending time with others. The reggae scene specifically; got me meeting all kinds of people and the good vibes kept my mind off the bad."

17. "Fall in love with someone else."

18. "I figured it wasn't meant to be and always turned out that it was for the best! Sure not worth losing sleep or toll on your health. Everything happens for a reason, be happy within yourself and the right one will happen! God works in mysterious ways."

19. "Dive into something else: volunteering, traveling, new hobby etc. Spending time with friends, remembering the good times but talking about the not so good times too."

20. "Stay sober, acknowledge the pain, forgive yourself and them, exercise, recognize what was both bad and good, fill your time with friends so you don't reach out to them [your ex] during loneliness. Pick a breakup song and listen to it on repeat for as long as you'd like."

21. "Instantly delete every photo of them you have. Give their stuff back. Don't hold on to anything. And instead of sulking every night, go out with friends."

22. "Listen to empowering songs. Do things for you, enjoy life. Go out with friends, or stay in and watch Netflix. Relax, remove them from social media, make new friends, do things that are out of your comfort zone. Put the gifts they gave you away. As my Babci said- get an education, throw yourself to your studies (if you're in school, this also applies to working too)! Most importantly, if you find someone you really have feeling for-Go for it. You're only allowed one chance at this thing called life. Make the most of it."

Special thanks to everyone who took the time to contribute- much love!

Saying goodbye isn't ever easy, and what may work for you doesn't always work for everyone else. Hopefully, with time, things become a little easier.