Make an Ex Nonexistent
Forgetting about an Ex can be emotionally challenging. Sometimes forgetting about an ex boyfriend or girlfriend is the only way to feel complete again.
Instructions
1. Find closure. If possible, figure out why the relationship fell through. This will ease the mind and prevent some obsessive thinking later on. "Where did it go wrong?" thoughts will be bound to creep up on you.
2. Sever your ties. Exchange any possessions that may belong to the other. This gives you no reason to contact them in the future.
3. Don't talk to them. Don't call, email, text, send letters, or contact them in any way.
4. Ignore them. Don't read their letters or texts. Don't answer their calls.
5. Collect anything and everything that reminds you of them and seal it away in a box. Don't let these things be painful reminders of the relationship.
6. Distract yourself. Keep yourself busy by hanging out with friends, doing errands, and doing hobbies.
7. Don't think about them. If you catch yourself getting nostalgic or reflecting on painful feelings, try to change your train of thought.
8. Don't talk about them. Avoid participating in conversations about the person. Ask loved ones to refrain from talking about the person in your presence.
9. Don't say their name. Refer to them as something more general like that "boy" or "girl".
10. Delete their contact information from you cell phone and email.
11. Delete them from your friends list on social networking sites like Myspace.com and Facebook.com. Seeing their status updates won't help you forget about them.
12. Give it time. Time will heal the emotional wounds.
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