Why does breaking up hurt so much?

Romantic relationships are some of the strongest and most emotionally-intense relations that people can experience. It is only natural that after establishing this kind of relationship with someone and growing used to it, suddenly breaking it apart will be painful. There are a series of things that you can do to decrease the amount of emotional pain you feel from these changes. The most important thing, however, is to recognize that there is a chance you will be able to establish strong relations with someone who you will never have to break up with.

because you realise in your heart how much they meant to you, how much you loved them and now thats gone

Becuase we don't feel the love and passion that we once felt when we looked in to the eyes of our special someone. And realizing we made the wrong choce hurts us. We feel naked, like we've lost a par of our souls. Brake ups are hard, but one day we'll all find our red string :)

Breaking up is similar to dealing with a death. We are used to having someone there all of the time. We share our deepest secrets, get to know their little quirks as they get to know yours. We give them a piece of ourselves. Then to have all of that taken away leaves an empty feeling inside. You know, the process of a break up is similar to the process of grief. Adapting to change isn't always easy. Especially in the case of a break up because it is usually a change we don't want to have to do. But in time you learn a new "normal" for yourself and heal from it.

Breaking up hurts because you have fallen in love with that person. You have trusted them not to hurt you but unfortunately, they do.

Breaking up hurts because you had an emotional connection with that person and it hurts to throw something like that away. Especially if you were in that relationship for a long time, and he/she are just not feeling it anymore.

because this the part that you have to re-plan, re-dream everything, because you need to do something by your own now.

It feels as though all of the time, effort and love you put into someone else has been thrown away. It truly feels as though you have done everything you can to show that you care, but it still isn't enough. Sometimes it can feel like someone has physically hurt your heart, and sometimes it can feel purely emotional. No matter what, it is an extreme pain which needs to be dealt with carefully.

It hurts because we're losing a part of us, the part we shared with that person through the thick and thin

breaking up hurts so much because of the emotions time and money that you have invested in that person.. it makes you feel like you have lost something precious..