Have you ever had a person you love leave you? How did you cope?

Yes - my ex left me for no reason (that he was willing to share). I didn't cope. I cried my heart out for months, lost 3 stone without trying, barely slept and didn't go near another man for a long long time.

I raised my 6 yr cousin since he was 6 months old. Loved like the child I never had. I never had any legal rights to him and his mom and dad didnt want anything to do with him. So I took him in. This past Aug his showed up saying she had a new boyfriend and took him from me. She wouldnt tell where they moved to. I know in my heart I probly wont see him again. I still dont know that I'm over it.

My mom died when I was 16.
I didn't cope. I got paralyzed. I had anxiety attacks. I started taking pills because I couldn't sleep.
It helps to find someone that didn't know the person to listen to you.

yeah. one guy broke contact. I missed him but moved on. i figured he would understand that when you do that and there is no chance of contacting him again it is a breakup, so I moved on. To a guy with a consistent phone and consistent address.

i went away for 3months on business... and my wife left me for someone else... ain't love grand?!

yes, I spend a lot of time on the internet ant watching tv.

Everyone I love leaves me...only the people I hate stick around...I don't cope with it...b/c pretty soon, a new pain comes and comforts me, and it kicks the old pain out...:'(

I give a ham sandwich and a road map to0 the heartbroke holtel.

I try to find things to keep me busy until one day the pain seems to go away..The hurt won't last forever we have a way of healing ourselves...

"If you can't be with the one you love, honey, love the one you're with".

Prozac!

Yes. At first I moped around and felt so sad. Then I got a new man and many more after that. All better now!

Yes. I am not........................

If it happened to you, I'm sorry. Mine happened in 1967 and I still remember clearly. It wasn't to another country but she transferred from the school we were attending to one about 700 miles away. I still wonder how she was able to do it. I couldn't have ever been the one to leave. The fact that she could go meant something and I wasn't very mobile then so I had to just let go.

I moved on but always kept the memories of her close by. I hope she's well and happy.

Through "death" , yes.
I WAS 'Devastated'.

That's exactly what happened to me. He moved away and neither of us believe in long distance relationship. I caved once, he caved once but in the end, that's that.

It was a really long goodbye. I think I was able to cope thanks to another complication in life. This is where silver lining really comes to pass. I had to get a job and work my a$$ off due to family financial difficulties so it distracted me from moping too much and got me through.

Yes, it happened. It was very hard for me and, in a more mature way now it still is sometimes. Basically I coped by focusing on other issues in my life, finding a boyfriend I love, focusing on self-growth, just... moving on with life. I believe we always have a choice, we have free will. I had the choice (still do, I guess) to email him back or look him up, get back in touch. Yes, he left, but it is my belief that it's better not to do anything about it, given the circumstances. When it gets difficult, I cope by reminding myself of all I have and of the reason why I choose not to try and get back in touch. You know how it is, after all. I love him (not relationship-wise... I have a bf, but I care about him) but he left. If he comes back as a friend, I will welcome him as such. If we just happen to meet again I will treat him best I can. But if he doesn't come back, I'll just live my life anyway, and live it well.

It hurts a lot though when it happens. Try to focus on everything that is wonderful about your life.