As much as we’d love all of our relationships to be empowering and healthy and fulfilling, that’s not always the reality. Dr. Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, tells us, "Like the song says, breaking up is hard ...
A breakup is hard enough, but the aftermath is when things can really get dicey. Some people ease into a separation with occasional phone calls and hookups until they feel ready to fully cut ties.