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101 Things That Will Make You Sad After a Breakup With Your Boyfriend
No matter when, where, how, or why you and your boyfriend break up, there will be times when you miss the love you once shared. Breaking up with your significant other is never as easy as some people would like you to believe, no matter how bad your relationship was.
“But he was a jerk anyway,” they say. “Why on earth would you miss him?”
Ignore comments like that. Those people didn’t date your ex, did they? They don’t know how many good memories you shared. They don’t know how cute he looks when he sleeps. They don’t know how happy you felt each time a new text popped up on your phone from him.
You can try explaining it to them, but they’ll probably never get it. Their role at this point is to listen to you vent and offer lots of unsolicited relationship breakup advice.
Maybe you hated your ex. Maybe he was a no good, lying, cheating, lazy idiot. Maybe he refused to pay his half of the bills or spent all his free time playing video games.
None of these things matter. Well, they matter, but it’s possible none of them will stop you from missing your ex one day.
You might be okay — even happy — immediately after breaking up with your boyfriend. Don’t be fooled; this feeling is not permanent. There will…
