Love is a complex emotion, one that we write movies, poems and books about. Having the greatest love story ever told, finding your soulmate, and connecting with the person you want to spend your life with is what many dream of regardless of age. But love stories don't always have happy endings and relationships don't always go as planned. Whether you were left or you ended the relationship, knowing how to let go of a relationship with self-compassion and integrity is a skill.

1. Accept the importance of grieving and think about what you are grieving. You were with this person for reason and perhaps had imagined spending your life with them. Maybe you are grieving the loss of dreams of the future. Or maybe the positives about the relationship (they had a great sense of fun) even though overall the relationship didn't work. Perhaps you are leaving a relationship that wasn't healthy but your emotions aren't logical and while you know you need to........

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