Back in May 2022, my girlfriend ended our relationship. We were together for three and a half years and I felt devastated, heartbroken and rejected. The emptiness and numbness arrived soon afterwards. The pain I felt can only be compared to when someone close to me has died.
When a relationship ends, you’re not only grieving for the loss of that person who is no longer in your life, but also the relationship itself. The relationship has “died” and you