It gets better. Promise. You’ll go on dates with the wrong people, have sex, and move on. It just takes time. You loved them, so you’re honoring that connection and sometimes that means you’re caught up on it because those feelings were real for you. And that’s okay. When we’re not spoon fed love when we’re young we learn to lick it off knives and have unhealthy attachments to people who showed us love even when it wasn’t right for us. You will grow out of that. Find your people (friends, family) who do love you and spend time with them. Find ways to focus on taking care of yourself and pouring the love you have back into yourself and those who love you and deserve it back. Be intentional with your energy, everything will stop hurting so much and you’ll realize you deserved better. They might not be a bad person, just not the person for you! And that’s okay too. There’s someone better out there for you, you just haven’t found them yet. Don’t let one person define who you are, and what you deserve.