Suddenly Single - A practical strategy

A couple of years ago I was suddenly single. The heartbreak was awful.

There was one unexpected source of pain. I realised that the person I told my 'boring' stuff to, was my partner and there was apparently quite a lot of it! You know the sort of thing: 'Guess who I saw at the shopping centre...". "And I just couldn't decide between the red and the blue...". "I have finished my book."

My Mum put this more beautifully. She said "Your Dad is the person I call when I am washing up and notice a lovely sunset. He comes over and we stand for a moment and enjoy it together."

When I found myself suddenly single, I was surprised how much pain was triggered by this lack of a person to share those unimportant moments.

My strategy for dealing with this was to start a journal where I wrote all this stuff down. It definitely helped me and I discovered I loved journalling and have kept it up for years now. Even better, I have since discovered is good for me anyway!