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10 Positive Break Up Quotes And What We Can Learn From Them

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It’s time for another “quotes” article.

This time it’s going to be a collection of some of the most inspiring break up quotes.

What is it that is so fascinating about break up quotes anyway?

First of all, they help us to realize that we are not alone out there. People have suffered from broken hearts back through hundreds of years.

Thinking that you are alone with your break up is not as absurd as many of you perhaps might think. One of the main characteristics of break ups is that we are overcome with overwhelming loneliness. Knowing that other people have had this problem too, and survived, gives you comfort and strength to hang in there.

On the other side, it’s always helpful to see another angle. Artists especially seem to have a different view of the world and life – their gift is to enliven the unaware. They help us to understand what we may already know in our minds, but the feelings in our heart resist believing.

So, I’ve collected the 10 most inspiring break up quotes for you, which not only sound good, but actually make you feel better and more positive about the future if you are going through a break up right now.

Here they are:

The 10 most positive and inspiring break up quotes:

  1. “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”

    —Alfred Lord Tennyson

    2. Everyone who has suffered from a broken heart at any time has heard this quote. Unfortunately it does not give comfort at the beginning, only years later will you realize its profoundness and value.

    When you understand its true meaning, then you’ll know that you’ve overcome your break up or divorce.

    It is one of my favorite break up quotes.

  2. “If you really love something set it free. If it comes back it’s yours, if not it wasn’t meant to be.”

    —unknown

    3. I heard this the first time in the movie Indecent Proposal. It illustrates the necessity of detachment, of “letting go” after a break up.

    If you can let go, you will receive.

  3. “You have to forgive to forget, and forget, to feel again.”

    —unknown

    4. There is no moving on without forgiveness, and more importantly: there is no new beginning while carrying “old emotional baggage”.

  4. “Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart do not know how to laugh either.”

    —Golda Meir

    5. Experiencing the negative emotions is part of life. Only if we are able to go through them with our full consciousness can we also appreciate and benefit from the positive ones.

  5. “Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.”

    —unknown

    6. Sometimes relationships can’t be fixed. That is when it’s better to move on. Sad, but very often true.

  6. “Some people think that it’s holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it’s letting go.”

    —unknown

    7. Only when you are able to completely detach yourself, can you be free. After a break up, and elsewhere in life. Be a leaf floating in a river, not knowing where it might take you. This is true freedom.

  7. “The loss of love is not nearly as painful as our resistance to accepting it is.”

    —Tigress Luv

    8. Acceptance is one important step in healing from a break up. This is part of the painful first phase.

  8. “I’m going to smile and make you think I’m happy, I’m going to laugh, so you don’t see me cry, I’m going to let you go in style, and even if it kills me – I’m going to smile.”

    —Lone Star

    9. This is actually some great break up advice in two ways: first you are not being needy in front of your Ex, you demonstrate strength and your Ex may wonder if s/he has made the right decision.

    Also, constant smiling despite the fact that you feel terrible is a great way “to trick” your mind. By smiling, the body sends signals to the mind that you are happy, even if you are not. Eventually the mind WILL accept the state of the body.

    This is simple neuro-linguistic programming.

  9. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

    —M. Kathleen Casey

    10. This is a great one.

    It means that you have the choice to accept the pain and not allow it to turn into suffering.

    One of the main reasons that mental pain turns into suffering is continual mental reasoning. We can break that vicious cycle by learning to control our thoughts.

  10. “I don’t miss him, I miss who I thought he was.”

    —unknown

It is a great accomplishment to realize that we loved a concept, a picture we had in our minds, rather than the person himself. When we break up, it’s this concept we miss, and what causes the pain is the failure of the same.

The minute we realize this, we can kick our Exes from the pedestal.

These were some of the best inspirational break up quotes I could find; I hope you’ve enjoyed them.

They teach us about detachment, the necessity to forgive and let go, to live life to the fullest with all its dark sides, acceptance, neuro-linguistic programming, mental control and the existence of false pictures.

All virtues for overcoming a break up, and or that arduous task, I wish you all the best.

Your friend,

Eddie Corbano

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is a breakup-coach, relationship-advisor and founder of LovesAGame. He suffered from a devastating break up in 1998. Since then, he dedicated his life to helping others getting the best of this existential experience. The overcoming of a break up is an important step to autonomy and independency. Eddie Corbano developed some new coaching programs, which focus on evolving inner strength and the power to set and reach any personal goal. (Article written on March 3rd, 2008)
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  • Smiles03200

    You will be fine believe me. I just got out of a 12 year relation ship with the person i loved will everything but he wanted to date a person he met online that he has never met. We have 3 kids together. Even after all the hell he put me through it made me stronger. First you will cry and cry again ,Second the anger will kick in and third you just won’t care. It’s so true when they say time heals all wounds. Belive me I know. Best of luck to you..

  • Amy

    OMG. thats devastating!! i dont know who you are but my prayers are with you and i hope you make it good for yourself and your daughter. take care!

  • Broken Hearted.

    its been a hard journey for me, because I’ve been with my boyfriend for 2 and a half years, I found out the other day that had been lying to me about several things, and for me, that broke me down, because it took years for me to trust, especially when he cheated on his ex’s… twice. so Im stuck, but I do want to end things, because I wouldn’t wannabe with someone who’s a liar.

  • Dani_fumiaki

    I stayed with him even after he told me he has a girlfriend. Only heard the part that their relationship is not working very well. He broke up with me in a text message but I forgave everything and let him string me along. Now after 2 years he told me he is getting married in 2 months. this after last week we went out.how can I stop loving this cruel person?

    • tarun budhwar

      if u realy luv sumthng set it free,if it comes back-it’s yours.if it does nt comes back it is nt yours.he didn’t came back,he was not yours…….so please 4get him….
      tarun budhwar,india

    • Shameerp16

      forget the fast cuz i have gone through this, only thing is your gender is opposite 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003095725966 Yogeeta Kalra

    Don’t say that yaar, there are so many people facing the same problem like you. I had a boyfriend when I was in school I used to make him feel good all the time, it was a one side love I proposed him and he accepted but suddenly one day he said plz give me my personal space, you are so cheap and I can’t talk to you on phone all the day and he left me.. After 1yr One guy proposed me and he was very serious about me, but I didn’t accept his proposal for 2 an a half yr. But after that I realised that he truly loves me. I accepted and tried to love him as he used to, and now it been 6 yrs and we were engaged. From last 4 months he was avoiding as he had changed his office and got so many proposals and suddenly started avoiding me. He did not met me on my bday, he went out with his friends on new year. I sent him gifts to his home this valentines (6 days ago). It was the day he called me up and said can’t you understand I’m avoiding, stop showing that you love me, I don’t wanna be with you any more, and don’t keep any hope from me… I REALLY DON’T KNOW WHT TO SAY… But it’s the first time we have not speak to each other from 6 days… He broked up with me and if my mother got to know about all this she is gonna kill me coz I have fought a lot for him with my parents… Still don’t know what’s gonna happen next… I’m waiting for him to come back, I’ll wait till his b-day if he didn’t come i’ll run away from my home as I dnt have guts to face anyone…

    • sorrows

      Thanks for your support. Are you sure the guy who proposed you loved you as truly as you did ? Sometimes guys do show artificial love in order to win trust. How can he call off a relation after 6 years? He must have a strong and valid reason with explanation. Is he seeing someone else, do you have a doubt ? Sometimes I wonder how come people dump their partners so easily who love them more than anything else. Did you talk to him face to face, what was his reply ? I’ll be glad if I can do anything to patch up you two. You can reply me on this board or else you may email me at yash.back@yahoo.in

  • Decouplier

    have u thought of strict NC? you seems to be getting a lot of pain from him appearing and disappearing. u need to accept is over and stop this vicious cycle before it eats too much into u. it is difficult to accept that he moved on but u must try and nc helps.

    dun bother asking questions it will just make things worse for u. the best answer requires no questions.

    u are responsible for your happiness, before u met him u are alive right? is all in the mind.

  • Lovee

    ok, so what you have to do is you cant go back with him, if he broke your heart he does not deserve you, you deserve a better person, dont feel like your life is over without him because its not, you will eventually find someone else. And if he wants you back dont fall for it, i made the same mistake and i am not proud of it. Just stand on your feet because you know you’re a bigger person than him. Find yourself and know who you really are. And always think of this: ” dont cry cause its over, smile cause it happened”. 

  • lovee

    okay so i really need help, because i have no idea what to do. So this is my story, my boyfriend broke up with me 26 days ago. We were daiting for a month and we were doing really well, and then he found out about some mistakes i did before i even liked him, because my friend told him and he got all pissed. And he said that i should tell him these things because otherwise he cant trust me. And i told him, i didnt want to tell him, because he was involved in it, and because i forgot about it. He didnt believe me and we started fighting. Then i couldnt sleep, eat, drink, and couldnt stop crying being afraid he would end up with another girl. Then like 3 weeks later he comes up to me and says that he never stopped being inlove with me. And then we started flirting a lot and all. And all of the sudden he says: ” i just want to be friends without saying we love each other”. and he just broke my heart again. What do i do? 

    • Raelcummings327

      Girl, you have to realize that you are too good for someone to treat you like that.  You want a boyfriend who will never leave you, not one that has broken your heart…twice.  Get out there! There are tons of fish in the sea and guys waiting to treat you like a princess.  It may be hard at first but if you are smart and look for the right qualities, you will be even happier than you could have ever imagined with your ex-boyfriend.  Have standards for yourself and even though you may be in love, if he isn’t going to treat you right, you HAVE to move on because you will just get more hurt in the end.  Don’t settle for friends, settle for prince charming!!

  • RANDOM

    I need help myself. Me and my boyfriend dated for 10 days. I thought he really liked me, but all my friends were telling me to break up with him before he broke up with me. I asked why several times they said because he was calling me a bitch behind my back. Me and him some people said we looked cute, and others told me to break up with him. My best friend messaged me on fb saying she was hanging with him. I was like alright did he say anything about me? 2 hours later she says no. i was like OK…… But then i saw him flirting with her, He broke up with me over text message because i said i love you to my guy friend. My bf said ” Don’t hold my hand pissed you flirt with other guys not trying to be mean but can we be friends” i was like WTF. turns out he got mad at me for saying i love you. i talked to him the next day and he said that he would never flirt with her, shes like his sister. I started to cry and told him the truth about what he was thinking. He FORCED me to give him a hug and said its okay im not mad. and my ex and my ex best friend are now dating. I am so upset and i deleted everything off my fone that reminded me of him and nothing is working. I can not get him out of my head. :*(

  • usedandabused

    well here’s my situation, i worked with this boy that i met 3 years ago, i was kind of attracted to him, he was cute, but he had a girlfriend, and a kid on the way, well, i didn’t really put anything to it, because i’m not the type of girl to get into something like that, well anyway, for the longest time after they broke up, he would get my number, an text me tell me how amazing and pretty he thought i was , and how he would love to have someone like me, and that he wanted to hang out, me just getting out of a really bad relationship, always made up some stupid excuse not to, well, back in february, i deceided to hangout with him, i brought my best friend with me, because i didn’t want something to happen that i didn’t want to… we sat in his living room, and watched a movie, and as the night went on i started really really liking him more and more, he was so nice, and kind, and he started cuddling with me, than finally he kissed me.. and i got the biggeset butterflies i have ever gotten in my life, like that it was something that i have been waiting for for 22 years, well, we said that night that we were gonna give a relationship ago, but then the next day, he told me he just wanted to be friends, and take things slow, becasue every time he rushed things, they didn’t last, so over the course of a few months up till now, we started hanging out, trying to get to know each other, we did have sex, and we acted like we were together pretty much, and i did SOOO much for him, i bought him shoes, put him on my phone line took him out, bought him stuff, we went to concerts, and i even helped him stay out of jail for fines, there would be days that he would call me his girl, things would be great, and he kept telling me that he liked me he just wanted to enjoy his summer and e verything else. sometimes i would blow up his phone and he would ignore me, but the next day everything would be fine. well, one night, he got drunk, (it was a reoccurring thing) (him drinking) and he told me his facebook password… and i didn’t really think anything of it, till i checked the text logs on our phone one day just to see how many txts we’ve sent, and he started texting this number from 12am-5 in the morning,b ut wouldn’t answer me, so i looked up the number and it was ag irl, so i was curious, and i logged onto his facebook, and read that he has been talking to all these other girls, saying al lthe stuff that he’s been saying to me, and actually talking about me. saying horrible things about me.. and the sad thing is is that i confronted him about it (by making up a little white lie) and he lied right to my face.. well, the other night, i picked him and his friend up and we went to the the bar for some drinks, and then drove back into town (i was the DD) and i dropped him off at his dads house he told me to go pick up his sisster cuz’ she needed a ride to wal-mart, and so i was nice enough to take her, well he told me to come back when i was done, so itried getting a hold of him, and he wouldn’t answer his phone, he didn’t text me nothing, he just straight up ignored me, so i went back to his sisters and hung out with her for awhile, the next two days, he wouldn’t talk to me, he didn’t text me didn’t answer my call, i had no idea where he was, or anything, but he finally texted his sister, and told her that he wasn’t talking to me anymore, and i was talking to his stepmom, and his brother and they said that he didn’t want anything to do with me anymore and he didn’t care if i shut off his phone, and i started freaking out, i felt my entire heart and world crumble (i’ve fallen in love with this kid) and so itexted him probably about no joke 40 times, and i finally got a text from him saying “i dont know what yourtelling people or what they’re telling you but i’m just chillin i’m done with the drama im’ about done with everything” and then we were chill for a little bit, than the next day i wanted to talk… i asked him if we could, he thought i meant in person and i was like would be nice, and he said no.. cause he didn’t want to see me, so he said we could text. so i tried talking about everything, and he said that he didn’t really see us going anywhere, but then we talked a little bit and we decided to start over and try again cause we didn’t really get to knoweach other or do what we planned because we just jumped the gun on everything, well after that was in a better mood, than i try talking to him, and he tells me not to call him hun or babe anymore, cuz’ im not his hun and he’s not my babe, and he started being a dick to me again, and then ignored me yet again for the rest of the night, so i logged into his facebook and he was talking to more girls… this guy drinks from 6am-6am has two kids he doesn’t see, no job. and he’s done this to eveery girl he’s been with yet, i keep trying to get him to talk to me, keep trying to keephim close, i just want to be with him :( (

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