Breaking up and Starting Over

If you have been going out with someone and you are both unhappy, then it is time to move on. That means you will have to break up and be alone - essentially you go back to square one. Here are some words of encoura-gement to keep in mind:

• You can’t make an omlet unless you break a few eggs. 
• You cannot meet Mr./Mrs. Right without first meeting Mr./Mrs. Wrong.
• Don’t cry over spilt milk.
• If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.

In other words, you have to start over and that’s life.

Breaking up

Perhaps sometime, somewhere, you will discover that the person you are currently with is not Mr./Mrs. Right. If that is the case, it is certainly time to break up. When breaking up, the thing to keep in mind is that the reason you date is to find the person you want to settle down with. If you go out with someone once or twice (or for a year) and at some point realize that, for whatever reason, this person is not Mr./Mrs. Right, then you need to end the relationship and move on. In theory the other person will be able to understand that, even though it may be hard.

Once you realize it is time to move on, it is better to announce it immediately rather than holding on to something that will not work.