Love sets traps in this world. Not everyone gets caught in these. But as sweet as love is, the pain of separation is not easy to forget. You cried for a few days. Then you started life anew again. Maybe you fell into love's trap once more. But is it really so easy to forget old love and move forward in life? The pain of separation is not the same for everyone.
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Many people get into new relationships within a month of a breakup. They dream of building a family with a new person again. Yet that’s not the case for all. Some people take a long time to get over a past relationship. For some, getting over a past relationship and forgetting an ex takes much longer -days turn into months, and months into years. So, how long does it take heal from a breakup?
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There are various studies on how long it takes to forget the pain of a breakup. Various studies have tried to find an answer. The time it takes depends on how long and how deep the relationship was. Sometimes it takes 4 to 8 years to forget an ex and get involved in a new relationship-though not always.
If it's a 3 to 10-year relationship, it takes 6 months to 1 year to move on. If the relationship was extremely toxic, people move on in even less time. Again, if the relationship lasted 9 months to 2 years, it takes 3 to 6 months to overcome the sorrow of separation. And if it's a relationship of less than 9 months, you can forget your ex within 1 to 3 months.
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Most people gradually start overcoming the pain of separation from 11 weeks after the breakup. But this depends on various factors. For example, if you still talk to your ex after a breakup, and if you have no friends other than your former partner, then forgetting the pain of separation becomes difficult. If you don't socialise with anyone after a breakup, withdraw into yourself, and suffer from loneliness, then it takes more time. At the same time, if the breakup happens very badly or if the relationship was toxic, then the pain of separation can be forgotten very quickly.
