I did a few things.
1. I decorated my apartment which I had been putting off for years. It looks excellent now. And it was good to distract myself with something productive that made me happy to come home to every day.
2. I joined a local kickball league for a few months and met some new friends. This was critical to moving on. It was important to have an outlet and just meet people who could help bring me new forms of happiness rather than just jumping into the dating scene to try and fill a hole that was left by her absence.
3. After making some new friends and being in a happy place, I then threw myself into dating and really enjoyed meeting tons of new girls. I told myself I would hold out on committing this time until I met someone I was sure I could be with forever.
And I did. And now I'm getting married to her. And as much as I loved my ex, and as lonely those first few months were, I'm honestly so much happier now than ever before in my life.
So basically, spend time on something new and productive. Spend time also meeting new people for non dating purposes. And when that makes you feel happy, you're ready to date. I think making new purely platonic friends and starting a new project is very key to moving on from a failed romantic relationship.
The reason why is because you have this empty feeling and so much more alone time after your ex leaves your life. You need to fill it with new types of experiences rather just having more romance.
1. I decorated my apartment which I had been putting off for years. It looks excellent now. And it was good to distract myself with something productive that made me happy to come home to every day.
2. I joined a local kickball league for a few months and met some new friends. This was critical to moving on. It was important to have an outlet and just meet people who could help bring me new forms of happiness rather than just jumping into the dating scene to try and fill a hole that was left by her absence.
3. After making some new friends and being in a happy place, I then threw myself into dating and really enjoyed meeting tons of new girls. I told myself I would hold out on committing this time until I met someone I was sure I could be with forever.
And I did. And now I'm getting married to her. And as much as I loved my ex, and as lonely those first few months were, I'm honestly so much happier now than ever before in my life.
So basically, spend time on something new and productive. Spend time also meeting new people for non dating purposes. And when that makes you feel happy, you're ready to date. I think making new purely platonic friends and starting a new project is very key to moving on from a failed romantic relationship.
The reason why is because you have this empty feeling and so much more alone time after your ex leaves your life. You need to fill it with new types of experiences rather just having more romance.