Friends of the dumpee thus must be armed with compliments. And, of course, friends are bubbling with advice. Sometimes, the advice is of dubious quality. For instance, many guy friends seem to subscribe to the Rebound Theory of burying pain. Think I'll stick to serial masturbation instead.
Nothing helps except time, and that is never any consolation.
Of course, he's right. Having been through this before, I know that only time and distance heal the broken heart with the Holy Nirvana of Detachment. It's been a few weeks now since it happened. I have definitely not achieved indifference. I still miss her.