Facing the hurt after you break up with someone is part of the process and is owed to the breakup itself if everything you’ve sacrificed in leaving your ex and surrendering your future together is going to be worth it.

I want you, throughout this article, to consider how each point relates to your life, and, in developing these connections, realized ways you can put things in action and start finding yourself.

So how do we go about setting rules in a relationship?

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Ideally, we are ambidextrous: we hold when something needs to be held, and release when release is necessary. At other times, we do something incredible, ‘holding on’ and ‘letting go’ simultaneously.