Should You Write a Letter to Your Ex after a Breakup?
22.09.2023 - 20:17
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Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog A good friend of mine just went through a rough breakup. We all know dating is hard at every step in the process. From finding dates and meeting new people, to the actual process of dating (choosing date spots, getting to know someone new, falling for them…), and then—if it doesn’t work out—the process of a breakup is of course never easy.
I’ve been through my fair share of heartbreak and gay breakups and have handled them in different ways. There’s a ton of advice on different coping mechanisms for handling a breakup, and one thing you’ll find on a lot of those lists (mine included) is that it can be helpful to write a letter to an ex. But here’s the important step in the healing process.
Should you *send* that letter to your ex? My thoughts on this have varied depending upon the relationship type, how difficult the breakup was, and what you might want or expect post-relationship, but generally, here’s my answer. Yes, you should write a letter to your ex after a breakup. But, NO, you definitely should not send that letter.
One of my most toxic exes, a musician (of course), once showed me all the letters he’d received from his previous relationships—lovelorn notes blaming him for whatever failings there were, wishful notes, admonitions of love. I think he showed me the letters to prove that he was lovable and capable of some kind of hopeless romanticism, but these were deeply personal letters—ones I should not have read or seen. That’s why I feel like I can’t and shouldn’t send a letter to my ex.
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