Scientists have found that getting over a breakup takes around three months.
A study in the Journal of Positive Psychology found that 11 weeks after experiencing a breakup, 71% of participants could view their relationship in a positive light.
They agreed with positive statements, such as ‘I have learned a lot about myself’, ‘I have grown as a person’ and ‘I am more goal-oriented’.
The study included an online survey of 1,404 university students between 18 and 25 who had experienced the termination of a significant relationship in the past 12 months.
Researchers found that the study results held whether the person was the dumper or the dumpee.
A previous study in the Psychological Science Journal found that our heart rates slow down when we’re unexpectedly rejected.
Neuroimaging studies have found that rejection, even by a stranger, activates similar regions in the brain when we experience physical pain.
Of course, in some cases the pain never, ever ends and the person betrayed simply cannot get over it and living in a dark miasma of total despair is ultimately, driven to suicide.
