7 Steps to Heal a Broken Heart

“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” is not just a hit song from the 1960s, it is a fact. Anyone who has gone through a break up knows that a broken heart can be difficult to mend. This universal emotional response to the sudden, unexpected or unwanted loss of love is often characterized by an intense longing, hurt and/or desire for an ex or unrequited love. And it can hurt like hell. For some, it feels like their whole world is caving in on them. And in many cases, because the pain is so great and the path to mending it seems so daunting, people avoid healing their broken heart. This avoidance can lead to many unwanted side effects including but not limited to greater internal conflict, complicated emotional responses, withdrawal and difficulty in future relationships.

So, how do you heal a broken heart? Here are a few tips I have picked up in my training, clinical experiences and late night calls with girlfriends and family members.

Take Your Time

‘I Proposed To My Girlfriend—And Then Called Off The Wedding’

Ending an engagement is more than just a plot twist in primetime TV. That sh—t happens IRL, too.

But that doesn’t mean it’s any less dramatic. Calling off a wedding is, obviously, a big deal, and the decision to do so isn’t one that most people take lightly. And that’s especially true if the person that calls off the wedding is the same one who popped the question in the first place.

We asked a few guys who called off their weddings why they did it—and what happened next.

Allow them to explain.

Couples Who Are Truly in Love Connect in These 5 Ways

This article was written by Chelli Pumphrey, a licensed professional counselor, and provided by our partners at YourTango.

In the beginning stages of a new relationship, determining how connected you are to each other can be tricky. Maybe you’re questioning if you’re really connected to your partner, or if he or she is as invested as you are in the relationship. Maybe you’ve hit it off physically, but you’re wondering if there’s more between you.

Instead of focusing on whether a connection is real with your partner, consider the depth and the width of the connection you have. Think about the main areas where partners can connect: physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and socially. 

Income Inequality is the Leading Destroyer of American Families- says Marriage Therapist

This year's election has become a circus of fools and folly.

On the Republican side we have a reality TV star and a posse of human rights bandits manipulating a desperate and angry crowd.

On the Democratic side it's not much better. There are candidates who talk of the most important issue facing our nation — income inequality — but one's used her position of power to feather her own family's nest and the other speaks of income inequality in a polarizing voice.

America is not a socialist nation. It's a nation whose excellence was built on the hopes and dreams of a capitalistic system, a system where every citizen regardless of race, religion, gender and socioeconomic position can achieve a better life for herself and her family.

Star Chloë Grace Moretz opens up about choosing career over romance: 'I'm not looking till I'm like 23'

Chloë Grace Moretz is so busy that she has no time for romance — and that suits her just fine.

Chloë Grace Moretz

The 18-year-old movie star graces the cover of the February issue of Marie Claire, and shared why she has chosen to prioritize her career over dating for the next few years.

“Dating really just consists of understanding, and it’s really hard to understand this world,” she told the mag.

Even though she has been romantically linked to Brooklyn Beckham, Moretz stated that her jet-setting lifestyle doesn't leave her much time for a boyfriend.

Why Women Love Bad Boys—and How to Be One

You know a rebel when you see one. And so does she.
In a recent Australian study, researchers discovered that men who ignore rules are more desirable to women.

“Nonconformity suggests qualities that women typically find attractive, like risk taking and assertiveness,” notes study author Matthew Hornsey, Ph.D. “It communicates authenticity, which in an image-obsessed world has become a rare and valuable commodity.”
Translation: Faking it won’t work. So read on to tap into your true rebellious side. More sex, hotter sex, so-adventurous-it’s-barely-legal sex awaits.


Make Her Look

Reasons Your Wife Is More Likely to Divorce You

Women are significantly more likely to initiate divorce than men are, new research presented at the American Sociological Association meeting found.

 

In the study, women accounted for the breakups of 69 percent of the marriages that ended in divorce. They also reported much lower levels of marital bliss than men did.

But it’s not that women are unhappier in all relationships: In fact, they were no more likely than guys to pull the plug on dating or cohabiting relationships—and they weren’t any less satisfied in them. 

How Your Orgasm Changes When You’re with Different Women

Your swimmers like one-night stands: Having sex with a new woman may produce better-quality sperm, suggests new research from the College of Wooster.

 

In the study, guys masturbated to seven porn flicks over the course of 2 weeks. (Not together, but each in the privacy of his own home.) The first six clips starred the same actress, but the seventh featured a different vixen. 

Would You Marry For Love Or Money……..

We live in a world where many more men and women today will marry not for love, nor companionship, not even looks for that matter. Instead many people now marry for money. Have a quick look in the celebrity world around us, and I am certain there a few such cases we could cite, but perhaps even closer home than we think. As the singer Jessie J said “It’s all about the money money”.

I was provoked to talk about this topic as recently I was on a panel on TV here in the UK discussing the topic from a different angel, yet it provoked the question in my mind. It even had me questioning my own reasons to get married if I were to venture that road again.

The question is generally aimed at women but more men are getting involved in the trade.

But if you would marry for money, my friends, you are not alone. A popular female survey yielded the astonishing result that one quarter of educated urban women, earning above a certain income, would marry for money.