Top 10 Ways of Finding Closure in Your Relationship

We all think we want closure after a relationship ends, but do we really know how to get it?

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As the song says, “Breaking up is hard to do.” Finding closure after the end of a relationship is often harder.

We all seek closure after a breakup. We try lots of things to get that closure: a final conversation or fight, changing our route to work so we don’t pass their house, diving right back into dating. But do any of these things really bring us closure?

“Closure” is a psychological term that simply means closing the door on something or someone.

Closure means you leave the past in the past rather than dragging it out into the present again. In relationships, this means learning how to let go of that relationship and move on to another, possibly better, relationship.

There are many ways to find closure. In fact, how you find closure will depend entirely upon your personality and particular situation.

Here are the top ten ways to find closure after a relationship ends.

Declare out loud to a close friend that you accept that the relationship is over