Long distance relationships are tough to handle. Inevitably, some of them simply fall apart and many couples like to think that they can manage the distance involved but they also don’t realise how tough it is at the same time either. So some couples are going to break up and no break up is easy to deal with.The geographical distance in a long distance relationship can make things quite mentally complicated for many couples and we want to provide some tips on how you can handle a long distance relationship break up if it ever occurs.

1. Give yourself grieving time - All relationship breakups are tough to deal with so you need to give yourself time to grieve. Worst thing you can do is bottle up your emotions or start engaging in negative behaviours such as excessive drinking thinking it will magically make your pain go away. Just give yourself time to naturally deal with the grief.
2. Don’t burden everyone else with your grief - What we mean by this is not spilling your feelings out to random people about your experience. Of course you should share your experience and feelings with your family and friends. But not with everyone else around you because you are going to need to get out and meet new people and you don’t want to be a burden on them.
3. Say no to saying friends - Many couples like to think they can stay friends with their ex right after a break up but it’s extremely counter-productive to the healing and grieving process. You need to give yourself time to grieve and heal before you can even consider being friends with your ex.

This is the end of part 1 in this series on handling a long distance relationship break up. Stay tuned for the next post to read our other tips for handling a long distance relationship breakup.