Breaking Up: What Gay Teens Need to Know
Almost everyone who has been in a relationship has also gone through a break up. Some break-ups are smooth and both people agree that things just aren't working out. Some are one-sided, and are way more painful for one person than the other. Then there are those that go back and forth and seem never ending. As a teen writes on the forum:
And while breaking up can seem devastating, whether your break up is this complicated or not, there are ways to deal with exes, emotions and other end of relationship issues, that can minimize the pain.
Logically you probably know that the end of a relationship isn't deadly, and that you can survive a break up. But logic isn't always the first thing on your mind when things with your sweetie go south. Here's how to get some perspective...More »
When things just aren't working out in a relationship, is it better to break-up or just "take a break," and what's the real difference between the two anyways? This is what you need to know...More »
Breaking up is rarely fun. Neither is figuring out what to do after a relationship is dead and buried. Do you cut your ex off completely? Try to stay friends? Hook-up from time to time? For gay teens, who might not have a lot of support, it can often be really hard to cut off an ex completely. Here's why...More »
Breaking-up is bad enough, but you know what can be even worse? When your ex starts seeing someone new the day after you called it quits! This is why this doesn't have to be the end of the world...More »
"My boyfriend and I dated for 4 amazing months. He told me he was gonna marry me and that my hard life, pain, and suffering was all over cause he was there. On our 4 month anniversary, he broke up with me. I took him back the same day. Then I broke up with him on Friday of that week. I went to his house to make it final and when I pulled up he gave me 5 roses and a poem he wrote to me and he played our song from his car stereo. I took him back and things were amazing yet again, until about our 6 month anniversary when he told me he wants to see other people before he commits and comes back to me. I was devastated."
And while breaking up can seem devastating, whether your break up is this complicated or not, there are ways to deal with exes, emotions and other end of relationship issues, that can minimize the pain.
1. Gay Teens Can Survive a Break Up!
Logically you probably know that the end of a relationship isn't deadly, and that you can survive a break up. But logic isn't always the first thing on your mind when things with your sweetie go south. Here's how to get some perspective...More »
2. Is "Taking a Break" the Same as "Breaking-Up?"
When things just aren't working out in a relationship, is it better to break-up or just "take a break," and what's the real difference between the two anyways? This is what you need to know...More »
3. Staying Friends with an Ex
Breaking up is rarely fun. Neither is figuring out what to do after a relationship is dead and buried. Do you cut your ex off completely? Try to stay friends? Hook-up from time to time? For gay teens, who might not have a lot of support, it can often be really hard to cut off an ex completely. Here's why...More »
4. How to Deal When Your Ex Meets Someone New
Breaking-up is bad enough, but you know what can be even worse? When your ex starts seeing someone new the day after you called it quits! This is why this doesn't have to be the end of the world...More »
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