How can i forget my ex?
By calixto21
@calixto21 (103)
Argentina
August 24, 2011 11:21pm CST
I've ended my relationship like 4 months ago and i'm like. .. starting another, the problem is that i cant forget certain things i've lived with my ex so my question is, what can i do to forget all those good and bad moments so i can start a new relationship without a big trauma?
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12 responses
@reinykwan (350)
• Indonesia
25 Aug 11
it's hard to forget the past.. but you should remember you have got one new relationship, just focus to the new relationship, the time will pass and you will forget anything with your ex
@silver_sharkbait (158)
• Philippines
25 Aug 11
Yeah you should focus on your new partner cause it hurts her if she knows that you are still longing for your ex.
@igatiful_badass (1222)
• Philippines
25 Aug 11
Take one step at a time.
For me looking for another relationship is not an answer to whatever you been through.
Just do things opposite to what you normally do with ur ex. Go out be with friends, have fun. Laugh often. Or talk to somebody u can rely and tell it out to that person whatever heartaches u hav right now. And after letting it go, move on and talk to yourself that u have to move on and this is a new life for you.
@calixto21 (103)
• Argentina
25 Aug 11
well is hard to tell. .. but the second relationship just happened, i was completely hurted and lost, but im just enjoying the moment, the new love etc etc, thanks for the answer.
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
27 Aug 11
It is very difficult to forget your ex specially when you tried so hard to fight for your relationship. In my case, I see to it that every time I will remember him or anything related to him, I will dismiss the thought immediately. I didn't let myself to think of him for too long. I also talked to a lot of my friends and read something so I can forget what happened. I prayed to God for me to finally let go and accepted what happened.
@pbbbsra (1214)
• Philippines
25 Aug 11
I would advice that before you enter to another relationship, try healing your heart first. It will be difficult for you to enter in another relationship, thinking that it will heal the pain. It will be difficult for you and unfair for the new person in your life. You can't heal a broken heart overnight. It takes time to get over the memories. Try not to think of the person anymore, try to put your thoughts on other things. Spend time with your hobby, hang out with friends and discover your happiness again. Realize that life does not end when your ex and you broke up. Accept that you have different lives now. If she is in a new relationship, be happy for her, and realize that you have to move on and you deserve to be happy as well. Don't use a new person to fill that gap in your heart... go on with your life. Face life one day at a time, soon you will be alright. I hope you'll do fine.
@yentongs (29)
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26 Aug 11
You know what they say that "do not use another person to get over you past". In your previous relationship, did you have a closure? Because things are really going to get complicated if you did not have a proper closure then you start another relationship. Another question: was your breakup reasonable? Was it really necessary? You have to have answers to these questions first. And if you're positive that everything really has ended and there's no chance that the two of you will be back together, then for now, only time can heal you. If it was a serious relationship, then it's normal that you keep on remembering your ex, the good times you had together, the petty fights and make-up se-*EHEM* snogging afterwards, the laughter shared. It's true what they say "it's not the bad times that hurt. it's actually the good times that haunt you." So for now, I suggest that you enjoy being single, hang out with your friends, and eventually you will get over your ex. :)
@skysuccess (8858)
• Singapore
25 Aug 11
calixto21,
The ironic things is that the more you try to coerce yourself to forget, the notion of 'forcing' will inevitable cause you to remember more intensely.
People are unable to release themselves of their past because they largely prefer to dwell what's in the past than to face what's in the future. It's always a choice for the majority to choose the familiar than to opt for an uncharted territory.
Rather the evil you know than the evil you don't.
And the root of departure is often not understood spiritually. Many often view failure in relationship as reason to degenerate and not reason to evolve. Some refused their cosmic lesson, while others reiterate their future relationship around previous flaws, forming this classic karmic chain that affects relationship after relationship... over and over again. Only a handful is emotionally wise enough to evolve positively, regardless of whether the motivation to evolve is of malign/benign source.
How long does it need for you to understand the theory of moving on? It depends on how fast you understood the concept of moving on. Because moving on is not simply just logical words said by somebody and you are then 'enlightened' to move on.
You must source for the reason within and sell it to yourself. If you do not believe in why you must move on, you will never move an inch.
@wmraul (2552)
• Bucharest, Romania
25 Aug 11
I hate to be the one saying it, but there's the news for you:
You will never forget.
What can you do is to live with it, move over, pass by, release yourself from the land of memories and step into your own future. What was, was. Be concern of what will be, leave the past behind.
How?
Stop compare things. If you used sunday morning to eat a ham sandwich your ex made it for you as breakfast and if same is happen now with the actual partner, do not think "this is same like was with my ex ...", think "this is the way I always like it to be".
Simple as that, replace in your mind the "me and my ex" with "me and how I (always) like it".
All is in your brain. You can do it or you can ruin it. Is your choice.
@obe212003 (2299)
• Philippines
25 Aug 11
teaching your mind to forget starts by getting into some new interest that would really occupy much of your time. just let go and be happy for her, and don't despair as this would only worsens what you're feeling right now. i know it is easier said than done, but just go and keep yourself busy.
@acrossnation (773)
• Malaysia
25 Aug 11
4 months after break up you already found a replacement? Dont you think its a rebound relationship, you might get hurt even more if you are still hanging on to your ex. Maybe you should get really into the break up like crying for a few days, throw everything that can trigger your mind towards your ex. Take a break like go to another place and after few months come back then the memories wont be that bad.
@cgirl123 (264)
• Indonesia
25 Aug 11
Hi calixto21..! :)
To be honest, based on my own experience in my love relatonship, we can not forget what we have been through with our ex. Those moments with our ex is a part of us which can not be deleted nor forgetable. Instead, we have to learn the fact that our ex is not what is best for us, that is why the relationship did not last.
Time will heal everything. This is, i found, absolutely right. As time goes by, we learn how to survive from the heart-ache, we learn to accept the fact that our last love relationship brings no more good things, no happiness for both us, then it should not be last. And, soon after that, we can feel happy with our condition now. We will enjoy life more, we learn to know who is our best friends who help us get through the past, and then we realize that we are ready to fall in love again, with a better person.
Sometimes, maybe the thought about your ex will come up in your mind, but at that time, i think that will be no more pain nor heart-ache, because we already accept the reality and forgive the past.
I do hope the best for you, cheer up..! Something better is waiting for you out there. Love will find a way to find you, after you learned to love yourself. :)
Have a lovely day! :)