Dealing with a Breakup
Thankfully most break-ups don't involve Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes levels of scrutiny. But any time a relationship ends it's definitely hard. Relationships occupy a ton of your time, so a break up literally requires you to disentangle your lives from each other (whether that means moving out or divvying up friends) before moving on.
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The key to surviving any split: keep it classy. Be as thoughtful and considerate as possible and remember that bashing the other person is only going to make you look bad. Besides, retribution takes up way too much negative energy! It's unnecessary and takes away from the time you could be putting towards moving forward with your life. Don't get me wrong: it's totally OK to feel a little bitter or angry during the process. But deal with it privately, rather than posting about it on Facebook.
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Inevitably, people will ask about your break-up. Go ahead and confide in a few trustworthy pals, but try to avoid discussing it with too many inquiring minds. Prepare a go-to response to use whenever someone outside your inner circle wants the scoop on what happened. Simply try saying, "It was complicated, but we're both OK." That way, you address the question without indulging the topic any further.
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Most importantly, start redefining your sense of self as a single person. Start calling up old friends who you haven't seen in awhile, make plans and start living your life on your own terms once again.
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