That doesn’t mean that you need to breakup without any sadness. Of course you’re both going to be upset and sad. It’s hard to let go of something so important to your life. However, it does mean that you need to be respectful of each other to the end. Before deciding if you want to be friends, consider how you broke up. If you were constantly fighting, didn’t like to be together, and stopped having good conversations, you may not want to continue any kind of relationship. [2] X Research source

Mute their posts on social media or unfollow them for a while. Try to go no contact for a while in order to give yourselves space to heal and accept the change in the relationship.

It doesn’t matter what you do, you just need to figure out new habits, so you don’t slip into old ones with your ex.

Try going out with a group of friends, for instance, or heading to somewhere with a big crowd, such as big concert. [10] X Research source