little thing how can i move ondevloss of this very important relationship seems to have impacted all significant areas of your life conflicts at home may make it even more challenging to think clearly working through a relationship loss can be tricky trying to replace your ex with another partner wont help until you grieve this loss and attain closure please reflect on what could help you achieve closure and what is stopping you from moving on work towards identifying safe spacespeople where you can share feel connected and loved while this is a difficult time know that it will passi am 23 i was in a relationship for 7 years but hardly met him 1015 times he made me believe he was busy at work and i gave him his space i continued with college and topped in the university we promised to get married but the last few days have been traumatic he didnt talk to me for two days and when i messaged he said he was leaving his job due to low salary and his parents were pushing him for marriage he said his family was against our marriage as we are from different castes he said lets run away or go for court marriage to test him i said lets run away that is when he blocked me everywhere i am in deep depression and getting sleepless nights ive lost my dignity and selfrespect please help anonymousbreakups can be extremely complicated to work through you have been in a relationship where you were continuously more invested than your partner lack of proper closure can make grieving difficult go easy on yourself focus on selfcare it is natural to feel sad and hopeless at this point but the choice of not pursuing the relationship hasnt completely been yours know that the shame of breaking up is not yours to carry speak to a professional counsellor if needed you are still the same person with all the same qualities and capabilities which can help you pursue your dreams and goalsbabre is programme coordinator icall helpline tata institute of social scienceswant some advicesharing can help your recovery so write to us at talkitouttimesgroupcom with your question name and place but if you wish to stay anonymous do indicate that in your email