No one wants to be broken up with, and no one wants to break up with someone. It can be sad, awkward, and downright uncomfortable. There are some good ways and bad ways to break up, however. Think about how you want to address the situation? Usually it’s best to sit down and have a calm, cool, and collected conversation with your partner. Explain what’s been bothering you and why you think breaking up is the best course of action. They may cry or yell, but don’t start pointing fingers and raising your voice. Think about how you would want someone to break the news to you. Read more awesome tips here.

Maybe things ended well and you’re still on good terms. In that case, you’re probably safe to remain friends. You may get a little jealous when you see him in pictures with another girl, but as long as you can accept it and move forward, you won’t have much of a problem. However, if you break down in tears every time, then it may be time to defriend. It may be a good opportunity to create some distance. Check out some advice from one of our authors!

It’s really hard when your BFF wants to date your ex—and it’s so common that we actually have a blog about it! The best advice we can give is to talk it out with your BFF, try to have an honest and calm conversation about what you’re feeling. Are you ok with it? If not, talk to your BFF and try to figure it out together. But if you’re honestly not into your ex anymore and there might be something there between the ex and your BFF, consider if you can stand letting them see how it goes.

It’s normal to be jealous, date a rebound guy, and be feeling jumbled and confused! Right now you’re just talking to a new guy, which is total fine. But if you’re going to start a real relationship with him, first ask yourself if you would dump this new guy right away if your ex became single. It’s not fair to the new guy if you really just want your ex back. Give yourself permission to move on, and you might find this new guy is perfect for you.

There could be a lot of things going on here…maybe he likes you but he’s afraid to act on it. Maybe he’s just a naturally flirty guy or likes to tease you. Maybe him ignoring your texts is actually him trying to be chill and act cool….the only way you’ll know for sure is if you ask him. If you can’t bring yourself to actually ask him if he’s into you, maybe invite him the next time your group of friends is doing something. You’ll have a chance to check him out AND get your friends’ perspectives on what his deal is.

Break ups are hard! Here’s some advice we have for getting over a relationship.

Not at all! It’s great to have a relationship that is based in friendship first. If you’re both interested in dating one another, take it slow and see how it feels. By taking it slow you guys can figure out if you’re happy dating, or better off as just friends. We have some more great advice here!

This is a super tough question…if it was a bad break up and they actually can’t stand each other, you may have to get used to the idea that the three of you won’t be hanging out together very often. They both need time to cool off and get over each other and no amount of forced hanging out will make that happen more quickly. If they can both be somewhat mature about it, the best bet might be for you to just spend time with each person individually and not the three of you.

It’s totally normal to take a little time to get over someone, even if you’re the one who initiated the break-up. Just as feelings take time to develop, they take time to go away too. Maybe your head knew that this wasn’t the relationship for you, even if it takes your heart a little extra time to get over it.

It depends! If you were the victim of dating violence or felt abused by your ex, then you don’t owe him anything. We have some great resources to help figure out what an abusive relationship looks like, and loveisrespect.org has even more information about escaping an abusive ex.

If you had a healthy relationship and broke up for another reason, then you might feel better if you can forgive and forget all about your ex. You don’t want to date someone who doesn’t care about you or your feelings, so it’s totally not worth getting back with someone who cheated or lied to you.

That’s a tricky one! We can’t say what’s going on in his head; he might have decided he’s not ready for legit couple-status, or maybe he’s just nervous about taking the next step. You can send a quick text message to see what’s up, and then give him some space. It may be disappointing to see him retreat, but ultimately you should date someone who’s super excited to be with you! Here’s even more advice.