According to research published in The Journal of Positive Psychology, it takes 11 weeks to feel better after a relationship ends. But a separate study found it takes closer to 18 months to heal from the end of a marriage. In reality, heartbreak is a grieving process - and it looks completely different for everyone.
When a relationship breaks up, there is a chance for conversation and closure. Even a big fight can sometimes give people the motivation they need to walk away. But when you never actually dated, you often end up having to get over the crush on your own.
However it’s a fact that not being able to get over someone means not putting pressure on it. It means not restricting its flow. It means not being afraid of feeling loss and rejection — feelings that love can evoke… especially when it doesn't work out as you had hoped or expected it would. But everything always takes time and the storm will eventually stop and there’ll hopefully be sunshine.
