Moving On: How to Get Over a Breakup at University

You thought they were the one, you had a love like no other and they were your soulmate/ But then one day, it all came crashing down and it ended. You feel awful and don’t know how you’ll ever move on – you’re going through a breakup.

Breakups are never easy and when you’re at university, it can be even more difficult. You can’t just stop your busy schedule to wallow in your sadness, and you still have work to do.

We are here to help you. Here are our tips to help you get over a breakup at university.

Stop Stalking Them

When you’re going through a breakup, it’s easy to stalk their social media and become obsessed about what your ex is doing now. Are they happier than you? Have they found someone else already?

But this doesn’t help you and will only make it harder to get through the breakup. The best course of action is to delete their number and block their social media accounts – at least for now. You may have decided to be friends later, but right now you need to forget about them and move on.

Surround Yourself With Friends

Make sure to reach out to friends during this tough time and let them know that you’re going through it. They are there to help you and they will come through for you, whether as a shoulder to cry on or a welcome distraction.

Hit up the student union bar or arrange a flat movie night where you can have some fun and forget about your heartbreak. Isolating yourself in your room won’t help you, and friends are the best medicine for a breakup.

Stay Busy

This is the best time for you to get busy and take on as much as you can. Join a society, do all your coursework, say yes to that event – do it all. Keeping busy will help you from spiralling into sadness about the breakup.

It will also help you to better yourself and gain new skills to improve your life. There are endless things you can do, or you can just throw yourself into investing in your friends and building relationships with new people.

Don’t Beat Yourself Up

When a meaningful relationship ends, it’s easy for us to wonder what we did wrong and why they didn’t want to be with us. But try not to beat yourself up. It didn’t work out and it’s time to move on, there are plenty of other fish in the sea.

Use this as a learning moment and learn about what you do and don’t need in a relationship. Take some time for yourself and practice self care to keep your mental health on track and you’ll be on the right path.

Now You Know How to Get Over a Breakup at University

If you’re going through a breakup at university, it might feel like everything is awful and wonder how you can continue to go about uni life. But it’s not the end of the world and you will get through to the other side.

Wondering how to navigate a long distance relationship at university? Check out our blog post for more useful tips.

You thought they were the one, you had a love like no other and they were your soulmate/ But then one day, it all came crashing down and it ended. You feel awful and don’t know how you’ll ever move on – you’re going through a breakup.

Stop Stalking Them

Surround Yourself With Friends

Stay Busy

Don’t Beat Yourself Up

Now You Know How to Get Over a Breakup at University

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