How to survive a break up

1. Accepting the fact. My last relationship lasted four and a half years. We thought we were going to spend the rest of our lives together. Now it is but a forgotten dream.
2. A heart ache is like getting your heart sliced by a knife. When you think the bleeding is going to stop and the wound is starting to heal, the knife comes back and stabs in different directions. You cannot see the knife coming. By the time you realised, there are already several new cuts. It is a painful process, but after a while, the wounds seem to hurt less and the knife cuts are not that deep anymore.  
3. Let time do its job. The knife that hurts is the bundle of memories that you have with the previous partner. When the person is no longer by your side, the memories may become less vivid eventually. By the time memories fade, the wound will hurt less.
4. When one thing ends, voids are created. These empty spaces were once time that you would spend with your partner. Voids can be filled up with alcohol, family, friends and new activities.
5. Filling up the voids with alcohol is not the best idea, as it is only temporary. The alcohol will soon exit the body by one hole or another. The companion of family and friends are the things that will fill up the voids in a meaningful way. 
6. There is no magic number to determine how long is needed to get over the last relationship. You have to believe there are better days ahead and move on.
7. Good luck. You'll need it.

2017 New year resolutions

1. Spend more time with family
2.  Get a promotion at work
3. Obtain a postgraduate diploma
4. Get over break up
5.  Look for other sources of income
6. Increase frequency of gym to twice a week

What's yours?