How to Forget Your Ex-Boyfriend

Get rid of things that remind you of that person. First, put all of your ex’s belongings in a box or suitcase and return them immediately. It’s best to have a friend bring these back to him so you don’t have to meet face to face. This will prevent you from trying to smell or touch what belongs to your ex. Then, get rid of everything that reminds you of your memories – pictures, CDs your partner has collected for you, gifts or souvenirs from trips you both have taken.

• It can be a bit heartbreaking since this is all you have left of him, but you should know what to do. Once done, you will have a sense of success and this will set the stage for the self-healing process to come.
• If you really want to preserve the memories of the relationship and return them to your partner someday, put them in a box and keep them out of sight – you can keep them in the garage or at a friend’s house. Just stay away from temptation at all costs.

Stop contacting your ex-boyfriend. Even though you may think that talking to your ex will make you feel better because you miss him so much, it will only make you a hundred thousand times worse off. Every time you hear that person’s voice, you will feel sadness, regret, bitterness, and countless other negative emotions that will make you go downhill. Unless you have to talk to your ex for logistical reasons, like figuring out how to deal with a shared car or apartment, you should stop talking and seeing him completely. ^[1]

• Don’t assume that the mature thing to do is go out for coffee with your ex every week or fortnight. This will only cause you more pain. If he insists that you both try “being friends,” say that this is not an option for you. You can “just be you” if and only when you’re ready, but that takes months, even years.
• Stop texting your ex. Even if you really miss him, you have to hold back.
• While you may want to show your ex that you don’t mind if he’s around, you should avoid any social gatherings or places your ex might hang out for a while.
• It may be a lot more inconvenient to avoid your ex at all costs than to run up to him from time to time, but it will be better for you.

Avoid social media. If your ex is active on social media, then stay away from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other site where you may know what he thinks, does, and says for a while. Reading articles or looking at pictures of that person only makes you crazy and worried about how your ex-boyfriend can live so well so quickly, or doubt that he has a new one based on what you see. Online.

• If you really enjoy using social media, you should block them. It doesn’t seem like a mature measure, but it’s better than spending hours staring at the person’s profile nonetheless.

Refrain from asking about the person. Even if you and your ex have a ton of friends in common, you should avoid asking your friends how he’s been these days — or worse, if they’ve seen anyone else — this will only make you want to be around them. than. And if you keep asking other people about him, this will reach your ex-boyfriend.

• If you both have a lot of friends in common, you can tell your crush that you’ll be more comfortable if your friends don’t talk about him too much in front of you. Although this approach may sound extreme, they will understand and help you feel better.

Avoid doing things that remind you of that person – for a while. If you really want to get over your ex quickly and cut him off from your life, stop doing the things you both used to love to do, even if it’s fine to do it alone. If you enjoy hiking with your boyfriend, take a break from climbing for a while; If you both like to listen to the music of the Wall, then you will not listen to Rock anymore.

• This includes favorite restaurants or hangouts. You should do everything you can to avoid thinking about that person or wishing that he was still here.
• You can even go back to doing the things you want, but for now, it’s better to fill your time with something new.
• If you’re both “addicted” to a TV show, stop watching them and read a book instead.
• Of course, you don’t have to completely stop all activities you enjoy just because you want to get over your ex. You just need to find a new habit that can keep you from thinking about your partner most of the time.

Change your living environment. If you really want to get your ex-boyfriend out of your life, try changing your environment so that you don’t feel his presence anymore. You can rearrange the furniture in the room or apartment and plant more trees to beautify the house. Paint the wall with a new paint color. That way, it won’t be easy for you to recall the scene where the two of you used to have fun here.

• If you really need to “change the wind”, you should take a trip or even enjoy a short vacation. Going to a completely new place that has nothing to do with your ex-boyfriend will help you forget his presence in your life.

Seek help from family. Unlike ex-boyfriends, family always loves and protects us. Now that you’re single, you can spend more time focusing on building up your family. Spend time dining with the family, helping with errands, and having meaningful conversations with your parents or siblings. You will feel better about the breakup and have something to look forward to.

• If you live far away from your family, you can still try to contact them. Spend a lot of time making phone calls, video calls (Skype, Zalo, Messager Facebook, etc.) or sending postcards to relatives on special occasions.

Enjoy time with your girlfriends. This will help you feel better and speed up the recovery process. It doesn’t matter how melancholy you feel after your love is broken, sometimes a little bit of fun for girls together is the perfect antidote to a broken heart. So go shopping, watch movies, and enjoy pleasant conversations over a bottle of white wine. Stop thinking about sad things and make yourself happy, even for an hour or two.

• Tell yourself that from now on you don’t have to worry about your boyfriend anymore, you have more time to focus on your girls.
• Open your heart. Talk to your “hard partner” about your mood, they will help you feel better.
• Just remember that you have to have fun — if you spend all your time crying to your girlfriends about how much you miss your ex, both you and they will develop feelings of depression.
• You can also use the heart-healing period as an opportunity to develop a close relationship with someone you know. If you really like a girl in English class, at this point, you should offer her a cup of tea or coffee.

Maintain a busy schedule. While the last thing you might want to do after a breakup is stay busy, that’s the easiest way to force yourself to forget about your ex. If you sit at home in the dark all day with nothing to do, of course you’ll spend hours wondering what he’s up to. But if you have a packed schedule filled with fun outings, a physical exercise schedule, as well as a schedule for work or school and hobbies, you won’t have time to grieve. for broken relationships. ^[2]

• Try to fill the plan so that you have at least one thing to look forward to each day. This will make you less desperate.
• Keeping a busy schedule doesn’t mean being busy or hanging out with other people all the time until there’s no time to rest. You need to take some time to be alone and reminisce – in moderation.

Do exercise. While training to let go of a guy may sound silly, you’ll feel much better if you develop a healthy fitness routine. Spending 30 minutes exercising every day will be very good for your mind and body. If you really want to get over your ex, you should start a regular exercise routine, doing and sticking to whatever form of exercise you enjoy.

• Add exercise time to your schedule. This will help you maintain a busy schedule.
• Don’t do something you don’t like. Find an activity you enjoy, whether it’s running, yoga, bodybuilding or swimming, as long as you enjoy it and stick with it.

Get out as much as possible. You should minimize hiding in the house, go out, even if you are alone. Instead of just leaving the house for the monotonous daily work, you can go for a run in the morning sun. Instead of doing homework or reading at home, you will be less lonely if you bring it to a coffee shop to do it. You can bring whatever you want to do at home to a sunny park, where you can be “alone” in the midst of traffic.

• By absorbing sunshine and fresh air, your spirit will definitely be more refreshed.
• If you’re on the phone with a friend, don’t sit in a dark room. Instead, take your phone outside and go for a walk. You can catch the sun and exercise while “trading melons”.

Find joy in hobbies and interests. Don’t let the breakup stop you from doing what you love. Being sad about the end of a love story doesn’t mean you should stop all activities that bring joy and make your life meaningful. If you love Zumba dance class every Tuesday night, don’t miss it. If you like to paint watercolors on Sundays, keep up the habit. Stopping all your hobbies will only make you more depressed.

• You may think it’s too hard, or even impossible, but keep doing the things that used to make you happy. Just do it as if you did – again, you’ll find yourself actually taking pleasure in activities you enjoy.
• If you don’t do what you love, you’ll forget who you are. Remind yourself that you were a whole person before you met your ex, and now is the time to clean up the mess and be whole again.

Limit drinking too much. While you can raise a glass of wine with your girlfriends or attend a friend’s birthday party to relax, this is not the time to get drunk. If you drink alcohol, you will easily fall into a sad mood, cry and ruin your evening as well as that of everyone around you. Although this may sound harsh, you should refrain from drinking too much alcohol until you are mentally stable enough to drink without problems. ^[3]

• Many people choose alcohol in difficult situations, but few can cope on their own. If you often go out drinking with friends, switch to more sober, friendly activities that everyone can participate in.

Enjoy alone time. Before you can truly let go of your ex, you need to feel loved for yourself. While maintaining a busy schedule with friends will help you feel better, you also need to be comfortable enough with your situation and yourself to be satisfied with spending a night with a book or series. Good movie.

• Set some goals that you want to achieve on your own. Maybe you want to practice running, finish a long novel, or teach yourself French. Taking on challenges and achieving goals builds confidence and makes you look forward to spending time alone.
• Write diary. This will help you reflect on what happened and record your progress each day.
• Meditation. This is a very rewarding practice that you can do on your own, and not only is it relaxing, it also helps you feel more balanced and in control of your body. However, meditation is not a group activity.

Find a new passion. Besides continuing to do the things you enjoy and spend time alone, finding completely new activities can help you open up your mind and make life more meaningful. You can take pictures, write poetry, or do any single activity you’ve always wanted to do but were afraid to try.

• Talk to a close friend or family member who has a deep passion. They can help you find new activities to make your life more meaningful.

Enjoy being single. While you may think this is impossible since all you can do is think about your ex-boyfriend, you should use this time to be carefree and enjoy yourself when you’re not. thinking too much about every little thing we say or do. Feel free to dress up and go dancing with your girlfriends, flirting with some guys or just doing things your ex doesn’t like like riding a bike, going out for coffee, reading, etc.

• Hear some advice from single girls. They always know how to live life to the fullest.
• Enjoy the fun of dressing up and going out. You no longer have to obsess over how you look – just wear new and trendy clothes that you never dared to try because your ex-boyfriend didn’t like it.