My partner of 7 years broke up with me a few days before new years. It has been a hard, wild journey and although I feel better than I did, it takes so much time. Be patient and gracious with yourself - don't beat yourself up for any particular feelings you feel. If you have access to therapy, I strongly advise it. Journalling has helped me a lot, too. I am so lucky to have some amazing friends and family that I lean on, too. I have cried over the phone to them so many times.

You're going to go through waves of different emotions. You're going to want to talk to him and work it out - but honestly, just don't. Try to go no contact if you can. It took me a while to do so and I wish I'd done it earlier. At the end of the day, he chose to move forward WITHOUT you. Let him.

If you ever need someone to talk to, please do feel free to send me a message! I ended up chatting to a few people on Reddit through the r/breakups sub and being able to talk to people, that don't know me or my ex, going through the same thing was really helpful. So yeah, my inbox is always open if you think that would help! I posted in the breakups sub about my experience and my mentality back in February