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Winter Break....Up?
It happens to many. Here are some things to consider.
Why is it that so many college students choose to make winter break extra-special by breaking up with their high school girlfriend or boyfriend? What is it about the short, dark days of winter that screams out, "More pain! More suffering! More guilt!"?
No matter whether you're the one doing the breaking up or the one who has been broken up with, the experience isn't pleasant. Even long distance, your high school sweetheart may have been one of the constants amidst the myriad lifestyle changes of the last few months.
BUT MAYBE:
• Outside high school classes and high school friendship circles, the two of you didn't have as much in common anymore?
• Maintaining a long-distance relationship has been sapping too much of your energy?
• You found yourself noticing appealing individuals around campus, and caught yourself wishing you were a free agent?
If you and your secondary-school sweetie stick together, good for you. But if you've just joined the million-member Winter Breakup club, have courage. Not to be corny or anything, but since the winter solstice a few weeks back, the days are getting longer and spring semester and spring weather will be here soon, full of opportunities for new romance.
Sad poems are an essential part of breakup therapy.
www.poetryamerica.com/sad-love-poems.asp
www.poemsforfree.com/sadpo.html
www.netpoets.com/poems/sad/
HOH Tip: While drowning your sorrows might seem especially appealing after an emotional break-up, here are three words for you: Just Say No. Instead, try to find something constructive to do, like go to the university gym and run it off, or find another extracurricular (who knows, you could meet your new special someone if you get yourself out there).