A 2023 study by researchers at the University of Washington examined the recovery period of individuals who experienced a single breakup. The study observed participants over a two-year period and ...

Are you afraid to admit that, after all this time, you’re still not over your ex? New research reveals that in all likelihood, you’re definitely not alone. Here’s why. Ask 10 people how long they ...

Breaking up is horrible. Not only are you dealing with the complicated emotions of parting ways with someone you once loved more than anyone, you're mourning the future you once pictured together and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Besides it feeling like a full-blown addiction, staying stuck on an ex can send even the most grounded person into a self-doubt ...

As Neil Sedaka so beautifully and succinctly put it (in both boppy and ballad form… I personally prefer the latter!), breaking up is hard to do. Today, we have four questions, all revolving around ...

Ask 10 people how long they think it takes to truly get over an ex, and you’ll likely get 10 different answers. Some people say months, others say years and some might even say days. Many people also ...

Going through a breakup is never fun or easy. There’s often a lot of crying, wallowing, and lying around, followed by weeks — and sometimes even months — spent wondering what you could have done ...

If you're reading this, chances are you're somewhere in between the "listening to Kacey Musgraves album on repeat" phase and the "social media stalking of the new S.O." phase of a getting over a ...

Breaking up is hard. When we're in a relationship, we form an attachment bond with our relationship partner, and our attachment system is very powerful. It makes us want to be close to people we care ...