• Get out a pen and paper (or Google doc) and list the reasons you’re benefiting from the split. Then, repeat the exercise, focusing on the negatives of the relationship

• To help combat the identity crisis that comes after a breakup, engage in activities you gave up or put on the back burner during your relationship

• Evaluate how you feel after 30 days of no contact, and then work toward another 30 days. Eventually, the desire to reach out may be nonexistent

 • Regardless of who initiated the breakup, blocking your ex’s number and their social media accounts for at least the first six to eight weeks after splitting

• While the wound is still fresh for your ex, do not maintain a platonic relationship with them