So You Just Got Dumped Get Over It

Women's Dating

So You Just Got Dumped? Get Over it!

Dan & Mike

Written by: Dan & Mike

Dan & Mike

ASK Dan & Mike is the creation of authors and relationship experts Dan Lier and Mike Lindstrom. They host live events and appear regularly on national television as the authorities of how men and women communicate with each other. Follow them on Twitter, like them on Facebook, or visit their YouTube Channel.

Edited by: Lillian Castro

Lillian Castro

Lillian Guevara-Castro brings more than 30 years of journalism experience to ensure DatingAdvice articles have been edited for overall clarity, accuracy, and reader engagement. She has worked at The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, The Gwinnett Daily News, and The Gainesville Sun covering lifestyle topics.

Discuss This! Discuss This!
Advertiser Disclosure

We know breakups can be difficult, and we have found the following tips extremely helpful in dealing with an emotional departure.

We have interviewed thousands of men and women and these tips are the most popular we have found.

It’s important to always remember this quote when dealing with a breakup, “He/she who angers you, conquers you.”

Do’s

  • Get over it!

We know this is harsh, but it’s the reality you need to work toward. It’s a process that won’t happen overnight, but you’ll get there.

  • Release all tethers.

Get any necessary items back ASAP. Put all of his stuff in a box and give back it to him immediately.

  • Erase his numbers from your phone.

We’ve all drunk dialed and made that embarrassing booty call. Avoid the “I need you now” behavior.

  • Break social media ties.

For example, unfriend him on Facebook and quit following him on Twitter and/or Google+.

  • Surround yourself with friends and family to eliminate alone time.
  • Take a break from mutual friends you have.
  • Put yourself out there and begin dating immediately.

It will help build self-confidence and eliminate the feeling of loneliness.

“Don’t drive by his house

to ‘check up on him.'”

Don’ts

  • Don’t cyber stalk him.

That means no checking his email, Facebook, Twitter or Google+.

  • Don’t drive by his house and “check up on him.”
  • Don’t call his friends to “just talk.” Let’s be honest – you’re just fishing for details.
  • Don’t hang out where you hope to bump into him.
  • This one is so important that it deserved to be mentioned in both do’s and don’ts: No drunk dialing! EVER!!!

Advertiser Disclosure

DatingAdvice.com is a free online resource that offers valuable content and comparison services to users. To keep this resource 100% free, we receive compensation from many of the offers listed on the site. Along with key review factors, this compensation may impact how and where products appear across the site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). DatingAdvice.com does not include the entire universe of available offers. Editorial opinions expressed on the site are strictly our own and are not provided, endorsed, or approved by advertisers.

Our Editorial Review Policy

Our site is committed to publishing independent, accurate content guided by strict editorial guidelines. Before articles and reviews are published on our site, they undergo a thorough review process performed by a team of independent editors and subject-matter experts to ensure the content’s accuracy, timeliness, and impartiality. Our editorial team is separate and independent of our site’s advertisers, and the opinions they express on our site are their own. To read more about our team members and their editorial backgrounds, please visit our site’s About page.