Breakups suck. Everyone knows it, but not everyone knows how best to deal with the emotional baggage that ensues. You certainly wouldn’t be the first person to rely on a pint of Rocky Road and a bottle (or a few) of wine to soften the blow, but there’s only so much heartbreak that chocolate can heal. Understanding your feelings and the emotional process of losing someone from your life may help you feel less alone and heal faster. A breakup of any kind is a significant personal loss, and should be treated as such. It really doesn’t matter if the relationship was terrible and all your friends tell you you’re going to be better off. It doesn’t even matter if you were the dumper or the dumpee. In the period immediately following a split, as you go through the brutal withdrawals, everything...
