How to Let Go of Past Loves

12 Ways to Let Go of Past Loves

Come unstuck with these techniques and discover yourself, happy and free.

By Laura Oliver

At a recent dinner with five friends, my friend Julie mentioned that she had been unable to stop thinking about a former boyfriend she hadn’t seen in years. In fact, she confessed, she thinks about him every day.

As she glanced helplessly around the table not one person appeared surprised. By the time dessert was served, every woman present admitted a persistent emotional attachment to a former relationship. Most surprising? Every woman at the table was happily married!
 
If you are stuck in an emotional tie that no longer serves you, it’s time to set yourself free. Here are 12 fool-proof ways to enjoy the present and release your past.

Learn how to move on now.

Laura Oliver is an award-winning author and university writing instructor whose work explores emotional growth through relationship.