After a Broken Heart

Every love story begins with a “Hello”.

Every love story goes through a “How are you?”

Every love story ends with a “Goodbye.”

No one really talks about the story of love after the love story.

The story of self love.

What happens after a broken heart? What happens when you realize you need to start living your life without him? What happens next?

1. You build your life back again

You catch up with old friends. You go back to forgotten hobbies. You seek better career opportunities. You rediscover yourself knowing the fact that you will go through this next chapter without caring what he will think about you and your decisions. His opinions won’t matter anymore. You can now cut your hair, wear the skirt you’ve been wanting to wear, or pursue a career you’ve always wanted.

This time, it’s your rules. Do the things that make you happy. For the first time, it feels good to hold the key to your own happiness.

2. You rebrand

Once upon a time, you were a totally different person. You were his girlfriend. Your name is always connected to his name. Your world revolved around him.

“She’s ______’s girlfriend.”

Now, it’s time you change your introduction. Don’t let yourself be stuck at “She’s _____’s ex.”

Rather, change it to:

“She’s a beauty queen.”

“She’s a marketing manager.”

“She’s a blogger.”

You stop associating and linking your life to his. You slowly build your reputation to a point that people will only think of your relationship as a mere blur from the past.

You become your own person – a better and stronger version.

3. You start loving the world and yourself

After the heartbreak, you’re now seeing the better picture. You now realize why God gave you this particular obstacle. You are too strong to give up and better things are coming your way. You begin to see your true worth and what you’re capable of doing. Because of this, you won’t settle for anything less in the future.

And everything will be better.

It’s the end of a relationship, not the world.

It’s the end of a chapter, not the whole book.

Maybe someday, you’ll realize it’s not the end at all.

It’s only the beginning.