3. Forgive your exes.
While this can seem impossible, going through with it releases your baggage and helps you feel emotionally ready to move forward.
Depending on the circumstances, you might want to talk directly with certain exes, write letters to others, and forgive still others only in your own mind. Whether your conversation is real or imaginary, take responsibility for your own part in what happened without bearing the emotional weight of the entire breakup. Hold your ex accountable for what he or she did, but forgive the behaviors.
Note that forgiving does not necessarily mean opening yourself up to further pain. You can forgive someone without reopening a friendship, and sometimes that is the kindest way to handle things.
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