Have you ever had your heart broken?

You have no idea. I was dating this girl for quite a while some years back. She moved into my apartment with me and even the subject of marriage and kids would come up now and then. I though things were perfect. Then I got laid off from my job (I was a sales rep.). At first she told me that she would stick by my side, no matter how long it takes for me to find another job. Months pass and every day, I'm out there pounding the pavement searching for any job that's hiring...but there were none. I live in a small town (pop. 4,200 at the time) and jobs can be incredibly scarce around there. I've even used up most of the money I had saved (most of that was from a small inheritance) to pay my rent, bills, etc. Plus she was working and doing her part. Well, a few more months had gone by and we were starting to feel a little distant from one another. Ever the optimist, I figured this would all blow over when I get a job. One day, I come home late from my daily job hunt and she had already gone to bed. I was so wiped and the next day being a Saturday, I figured I'd sleep in for a change. When I woke up the next morning, she was nowhere to be seen. Upon further searching, I noticed that her part of the closet was empty and that her drawers were bare as well. Sitting on top of the entertainment center was a note that said this:

Dear Eric,

I can't take it anymore. Every day I stay with you, I begin to realize more and more that you're going to be nothing more than a loser. You'll never make a name for yourself. You're always going to be a loser and I wouldn't be surprised if you end up a bum. I can't bear to be around you any longer. Don't try calling me or contacting me any way. I think it's best if we just never speak to each other again.

xxxxxx

(I omitted her name because I still retain some respect, even for someone as soulless as that.)

Needless to say, I was crushed. Crushed and ground. It was like someone put my heart into a mortar and just ground it up until there was nothing left but fleshy pulp. It was from this moment on, I realized that I could probably never trust anyone again...and I've been second guessing everything ever since, including my friendships and my family members. It really sucks. I did go to therapy because I became severely depressed and mildly suicidal (I always talked about it and thought about it, but never acted).

Now, I'm better. I'm going to school and earning my Bachelor's Degree in Digital Filmmaking. I've kept this horrid experience locked in the back of my head to remind me to never give up, to push on, and to prove to myself that she's wrong.

I had my heart broken by an only girl I cared about in the world last month. Sometimes I feel heart broken inside when the pain persists. To ease the pain I am not thinking about what happened, avoiding love songs (they worsen the heartbreak), and focusing on better things to do in life. Although I have accepted the fact that my ex is now better off as a friend, I'm trying to keep my romantic feelings and even my anger under control as not to hurt her feelings and facing rejection, now that she's dating a man who is far better than me when it comes to commonalities. Having lost the only girl that I once loved as well as my ability to love I am not interested in new relationships at the moment.

In short, I am still in the process of getting over the person who broke my heart as well as the pain from it.

My heart has been broken many times over the years & the last time my heart was broken was 15 years ago when the girl I was engaged to decided to break things off for good. It took me a few years to get over her & I never thought about her since.

Ah geez, I'm sorry :/ After you cooked him dinner? That bastard!

I have in the past (towards the end of college), and although I thought I was fine after a few months, it really took me about a year to get over her, and she didn't make it easy (she wanted to get back together right about the time I was truly getting over her, and starting to date someone else somewhat seriously).

The good news is that after her I met my fiance - and honestly, now I don't know how I stayed with my ex as long as I did. At the time I thought I was happy, but looking back, I was always giving, she was always taking, and she really didn't appreciate everything I did for her (I was her first serious boyfriend). Now that I'm with my fiance, I just thank God I never got back together with my ex - I would have ended up stuck in a relationship that really wasn't right for me (even if I didn't realize it at the time). My fiance appreciates everything I do for her, and she even does special things for me from time to time. It's so much more fulfilling.

Yeah. I was never in love with him, I've realized that, but he lied to me about so many things, that's what broke my heart because I trusted him a lot. It took me about a year to get over it.

My heart broke 23 years ago and it will never be fixed, sorry but that is the truth.

Yes, I have. It took me over a year to recover fully. It's awful but I wouldn't be the person I am today had it not occurred.

It deepens..

I had my hearth broken not once with one guy, and one time it toke me a week and right now I still can;t get over him...maybe 6 months...

I've never had mine broken

I think theirs much worse pain around than that though

Love's overrated :/

Yes, I have

It has been 5 months and counting.....no end in sight