1) Be careful to avoid dating destructive people.
2) Allow yourself to be human and feel the pain.
3) Get rid of memorabilia – get rid of the note you found.
4) Keep saying to yourself, "I have feelings for her, but they may be for the fantasy of the girl, not the way she really is."
5) Remind yourself - there are reasons you broke up with her.
6) Go back to her and say, "I’m moving on, but the door is open. If you break up with the guy you are seeing, I’m here."
7) Start dating again - hang out with other girls and try to date again.
7 Suggestions Dawson gives David on how he can start moving on:
Lacey Sturm, former lead singer of Flyleaf, talks about how to heal a broken heart.
Here are 2 things she suggests:
"Give your heart time to heal."
"Tell your emotions right from wrong, and tell your emotions to
chill out."