Dumped!
Ten years. One year. One month. One week. One day. A couple of hours.
No matter how long you're involved romantically with someone, it's tough to get dumped. Yes, the time it takes to get over the relationship and degree of how badly it hurts varies. However, all include a certain sting that makes itself known - not at first, but after the shock of the initial break-up wears off, especially when any sort of emotional investment is made to that person.
This period of shock is usually followed by a period of insecurity and self-doubt, regardless of whether your former partner says it's them and not you that is the reason this happened. "Am I not worthy to be with this person?" you ask yourself. "Do I need to hit the gym more?" is also question brought up by those of us more superficially inclined or influenced by pop culture. "Maybe I'm more screwed up than I thought?" is a good one too.
The fact is that in this world of speed-dating, reality dating shows and binge drinking as a weekend activity of choice, it remains difficult to find a true connection with someone. And it seems to get tougher as you get older as tastes and characteristics in a long-term lover become more refined and specific.
Perhaps that's why a break-up, on whatever scale, still sucks. Because every time it happens, it reminds you of the infallibility of love. Nothing is ever certain, but matters of a broken-heart - mild or meltdown - make that truth hurt every single time.
No matter how long you're involved romantically with someone, it's tough to get dumped. Yes, the time it takes to get over the relationship and degree of how badly it hurts varies. However, all include a certain sting that makes itself known - not at first, but after the shock of the initial break-up wears off, especially when any sort of emotional investment is made to that person.
This period of shock is usually followed by a period of insecurity and self-doubt, regardless of whether your former partner says it's them and not you that is the reason this happened. "Am I not worthy to be with this person?" you ask yourself. "Do I need to hit the gym more?" is also question brought up by those of us more superficially inclined or influenced by pop culture. "Maybe I'm more screwed up than I thought?" is a good one too.
The fact is that in this world of speed-dating, reality dating shows and binge drinking as a weekend activity of choice, it remains difficult to find a true connection with someone. And it seems to get tougher as you get older as tastes and characteristics in a long-term lover become more refined and specific.
Perhaps that's why a break-up, on whatever scale, still sucks. Because every time it happens, it reminds you of the infallibility of love. Nothing is ever certain, but matters of a broken-heart - mild or meltdown - make that truth hurt every single time.