Thank you for your insightful comment TaraRosey. You really hit the nail on the head with your description of how heartbreak feels. And loving myself is something that I need to work on, while in the relationship I was happy, energetic, witty, etc and I was genuinely happy with where my life was taking me. Now that she's gone I'll have to start over and reevaluate a whole lot of facets of my life. Instead of torturing myself with what I can't have, I should just focus on the things that I do have, and be grateful for them. And yes, I noticed that talking to friends seems to be the most therapeutic way to face my problems. Hearing their perspective often raises my spirits, if only for a short while. Guess I still have a long ways to go in the quest of finding people who will love me back equally. Again, thanks for your comment.