independent person with an enjoyable life. Now is the time to
review those changes. Perhaps there are friends you stopped
seeing because he didn’t like them, or interests you no longer
had time for? People who socialise recover more quickly from a
break-up, and being with friends who are fond of you feels
good.”
4. Set new relationship standards.
“Choose behaviours that have hurt you in the past, and begin
each sentence with: ‘I will not go out with a man who… doesn’t
do what he says he will / makes me feel stupid / refuses to talk
about the future / never has any free time.’ *…+ Always bear in
mind that it’s far easier to choose well in the first place than
attempt to change a person six months down the line.”
5. Believe there is someone better out there.
“Don’t be put off by a string of bad relationships. It doesn’t
mean you’re hopeless at picking people – we’re all guilty of
showing our very best side at the beginning. It just means that
when the danger signs started to show, you chose to ignore