Top 5 Ways to Get Over an Ex-boyfriend or Girlfriend Right After the Break-Up

How to Forget Your Ex

Ryan Meiller

Here are the top 5 ways to get over a past girlfriend. Depending on the length of the relationship, it might be harder and take longer to actually get over them. If it was a bad breakup, usually it's easier to get over a former girlfriend, unless you loved her. However, if it was a mutual breakup, or just the wrong circumstances and timing that break the two up, it could be especially difficult to get over them.

1.) Get rid of everything that reminds you of them-

Don't keep unnecessary reminders of what you once had with your ex. It will only fester in your head. Burn them; destroy them, anything to disassociate yourself with her. Plus, any evidence of you keeping love letters or gifts from your ex will likely be a headache for you in your next relationship if they find those. So, fix it so you'll never have that problem

2.) Set up as many dates as possible-

Go dating! And have fun doing it. It can only help build your self confidence. If things don't work out on a date, who cares, go on another. But don't limit yourself to characteristics that were of your ex. Opening yourself up will help you to try new things and date people you wouldn't normally date. Also, it will make you feel like you can do better than your ex, and that will help you significantly in getting over your former girlfriend/boyfriend.

3.) Find new hobbies or continue doing hobbies that you couldn't while with them-

Finding a new hobby like taking tennis lessons or simply going on fishing trips will help ease your mind. You will have a new personal goal and be more focused on that hobby than on the person that just broke up with you. Continue old hobbies if you stopped doing so while with your ex. The truth is you should have been doing them anyway while you were with them. You should never change your hobbies for someone else.

4.) Introduce yourself to new people-

This is a good way to meet new friends and to pick up new hobbies. You won't feel so bad now that you're not sitting in the house moping over them. Get out and meet someone new and rediscover yourself.

5.) Take a vacation-

This could be the best option of the all of them because you can do all of 1-4 on a vacation. But mainly, its time for you to relax and forget about things. You should go to a place so exotic that nothing reminds you of them. A change of environment and activities should do the trick!


Take this advice and you'll be over your former loved one in a hurry. It can be a tough process going through the aftermath, but the sooner you get it done the sooner you will be back in the dating game and forget about her!

Published by Ryan Meiller

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  • Barbra5/9/2012

    i broke up wth my bf of 3years n i feel like he took away my evrything, i feel so lonely, he was my only freind now dat he is gone ihave no 1, he is da only thing i think about day and nyt..... how do i move on coz dis thing is affecting me even accademically...how do i move on wthout him....*crying*

  • shonnie4/3/2011

    i resently broke up with my boyfriend and im feeling really hurt, i have tryed to get over him but its too hard, he was my first love. please help me to foreget him

  • kat12/5/2010

    Iknowexactlywhereyouarecomingfrom.neverdateanyonefromabarbecauseinthelongruneventuallytheywillcheatonyou.signedamadwhitewoman

  • maria11/29/2010

    me and my ex boyfriend have been dating for 1 year and 9 months, and he broke up with me to "have fun" after 2 weeks of breaking up he told he didnt have feelings for me anymore and now he has a new girlfriend......

  • nidz10/15/2010

    Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky his is to have you.... The one who turns to his friends and says, 'that's her.'”
    Read all the articles and discussions on different blogs about how to get over your ex or a friend who has broken your trust or as a matter of fact any one close who has ripped you apart and left you bleeding.
    There are no rules as such or tips that would help you in getting over a bad breakup or a fight with your best friend. All you have to do is learn. Here you go I say it again LEARN from every bad experience and mistake. People come and leave.thats how it works. Not fair right well then let me burst your bubble. Life is not fair but you got to deal with it. (got the quote some qu

  • Cheryl9/8/2010

    When my boyfriend and I broke up I thought it was the end of the world for me but when i come across a manual called save a breakup it helped me mend my broken heart easily.

  • gracee.8/12/2010

    well i dated a boy, and we did not go out for too long but i really thought we could last a bit longer , he seemed off with me so i kinda knew it was coming, i asked why he said it wasnt working. Thats what most boys say... worst of all he sent me a text saying it. i was fine but all i wanted to do was cry , i ran up stairs and just cried and cried. I tried to forget about it got rid of all the stuff that reminded me of him, but it didnt work all i could think about was him. I could not concentrate in school, people would say forget about him , i did not want to forget about him...we would text and stuff , one day i was talking to him , and he went off line he texted me saying sorry i didnt say bye, i love you xxxx (at this time we was not going out ,he dumped me about 3 weeks before that) i thought if i listend to some sad music i would be able to just let it all out, and i cried. sometimes i cry myself to sleep. i just miss him so much,Me and some friends went out to a little club th

  • kelly8/7/2010

    I have been with this guy for 2 months i know it doesnt sounds much but none of my ex's lasted that long. He said he wants sex and i didnt gave it to him like about 3 weeks later we broke up... He said girls cheated on him a lot in the past but i can see why that was. its been 2 months and a half and im still not over him!! i dont know wt to do, im hoping its faith and something will spark again :(

    P>S> if a guy says they want sex, please dont give it to him unless you want to have it. Dont let them take control. If he wanted you for you he wouldnt care about the sex because he knows he already has you and he'll get some soon. so dont or their just using you.

  • valerie6/14/2010

    Me and my boyfriend were dating for 9 months.I found out he cheated on me with about 5 girls and still was cheating on me with another girl...whom knows he cheated on her but she doesnt mind??? I thought it would be easy to get over him since i didnt do anything wrong...but he doestn feel bada at all and i feel terrible as if i was the one who cheated?!?

  • katherine6/4/2010

    i was seeing this guy for 1 year and 8 months.i was really in love with him and he was with me 2.he was so cute and loving and well he just made me happy.i believe he was the only reason why i would look forward to seeing another day.i used to spend almost everyday with him,and i felt good because i was his wifey and there were many girls who wanted to claim my position but just could not.he was a dancer and performed nation wide,appeared in music videos and much more.he was all i ever wanted,my prince charming but apparently we had a big problem between us,(although we sound like the perfect couple);we were cousins,and very close,this however had to put a tragic end to our relationship.it was had and is still hard for especially because he was the 1 who took my virginity.i`m still madly in love with him and i tried denying it but the feelings just don`t seem 2 go away.i had to get over him so i decided 2 stop talking to him 4 about 4 months,and he was like so sad,telling me stuff like

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