Breaking the cycle can also literally mean getting the heck out of your current relationship. If what you’ve got just isn’t working or is even harmful, the best path forward can be to cut ties, move on, and try again.
This is very often not easy to do.
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Check out everything we’ve got to say about relationships coming to an end:
Accepting the Relationship Must End
Not every relationship needs to turn into a 65-year marriage. They still provide plenty of value and are worth pursuing. But if it’s not going to last “forever,” it’s going to end sometime.
Here’s everything we have on that final phase of a relationship:
- 13 Signs Your Relationship Is Over: Key Warning Indicators
- 18 Guaranteed Signs of Cheating: How to Confirm Your Suspicions
- Why Do Men Pull Away? Here’s What You Need to Know
Breaking Up
Recognizing you need to break up and actually sitting down and having that conversation are two totally different things. We know it’s hard, even when it’s the right thing to do.
Here are all the tips and advice we have for when it’s time to actually break up:
- How to Get Out of an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
- How to Leave a Toxic Relationship: 6 No-Nonsense Steps (+ Quiz)
- How to Break Up With Someone: A Compassionate Guide
- How to Break Up With Someone You Love (Hint: Not by Text Message)
- Can a Breakup Be Good for a Relationship? How to Know When It’s Time to Take a Break
- When Is It Time to Break Up With Your Partner? The Telltale Signs You Need to End the Relationship
- 8 Tips for (Actually) Being Friends With Your Ex
Moving On
Once the relationship is over, what comes next is super important. While you’re unlikely to forget that person altogether, you will eventually over them and start looking once again. But how you get from point A (breaking up) to point B (back in action) isn’t always a straight line.
For some it happens instantly. For others it takes weeks or months. Some need to grieve, some need to laugh, and some just need to remember.
Here are some resources to help you move on:
- How to Get Over a Breakup and Move on With Your Life
- Signs He Is Hurting After the Breakup: How to Validate Him
- Why Does He Randomly Text Me After Months? 15 Reasons He’s Back
- 6 Strategies for Dating After Divorce
- What Is Closure in a Relationship? How to Move on From a Breakup
- He Blocked Me Without Explanation: What It Means
- Why Did He Stop Talking to Me Suddenly? What It Means When a Guy Goes Radio Silent
- Journaling for Healing: Rediscovering and Empowering Your Inner Self
- Let It Go: How to Detach From Someone and Move On With Your Life
- How to Get Over Someone Cheating on You: A Step-by-Step Guide
Staying Safe
Unfortunately, the incidence rates in dating violence are too high to ignore, and things do happen during the volatile time that is breaking up and navigating post-relationship life.
Don’t let fear prevent you from ending something that needs to end. But also make sure you take steps to keep yourself safe:
Check out these resources on dating violence and staying safe after a breakup:
