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" When I got home for Thanksgiving (my first time coming home since leaving for college in August), I got in my car, opened up the consol between the passenger and driver&amp;#039;s seats, and came face to face with a picture of my ex and myself from prom \u2014 one I had framed and intended to give to him as a gift but had forgotten about. It was him holding me off the ground and cheesing hard for the camera, and it had been rotting in my car for the past four months.   Arriving home meant I had to deal with reminders of my ex everywhere. Where I ate, where I slept, playing with my cats... everything reminded me of him. After he texted me asking me to tell my family &amp;quot;hi&amp;quot; for him, I realized that I needed closure because the more I talked to him, the more wrapped up I became in our ended relationship. So, after a long (and somewhat embarrassing) text message conversation, I heard what I needed to hear from him \u2014 that there was no chance for us to get back together \u2014 and sent him an excessively worded goodbye message.  We had been broken up for three months, but it wasn&amp;#039;t until that moment that I felt truly okay and accepting of our situation. Even though I didn&amp;#039;t want this outcome, I felt good after getting the closure I needed. It was time for me to live my life and stop wallowing in self-pity. So, I decided to put together a little compilation of things you can do to make yourself feel better if you&amp;#039;re in a similar situation.  The first thing you can do is to do things for yourself \u2014 things that you enjoy. I&amp;#039;ve been hiking a lot and have gotten back into jogging regularly (I&amp;#039;ve lost over ten pounds since the breakup!). My friends and I have actually been training to run a half-marathon in April. It&amp;#039;s probably the craziest thing I&amp;#039;ve ever set out to do, but I&amp;#039;m doing it and it feels great!  The second is to go out on dates, even if you don&amp;#039;t feel completely ready. Getting closure allowed me to say &amp;quot;yes&amp;quot; to going out on simple dates with a couple of guys. It reminded me that I&amp;#039;m still really desirable and have a lot to give in a relationship. It also showed me that there are other guys out there who want to spend time with me, confide in me, and give me love.  The third is to try and forget about your ex. It may sound harsh, but if you really want to get over your ex you need to cut off communication completely. Talking to your ex will only hurt you. Think about yourself.  What I&amp;#039;ve had to keep in mind is that I&amp;#039;m great and an amazing catch; there isn&amp;#039;t anybody quite like me out there. My ex is missing out, and that&amp;#039;s the truth. If you&amp;#039;re dealing with a breakup, try to keep all of this in mind and keep your head up!  Have you recently had a tough breakup? How did you get through it? Leave a comment below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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