My Husband Left Me
After 28 Years

I have had a broken heart for 7 years. My husband left me after 28 years for someone the same age as our daughter. What do I do to get over this.

My Reply

Few women would expect their husband to leave them after 28 years of marriage because it is expected that you would have been through rough times together and learnt to survive as one.

Unfortunately, he left for someone younger.

I can only imagine how you feel. And I know it must be terrible.

You have endured this heartbreak for 7 years. Obviously, you still feel a deep cut otherwise you wouldn't have asked this question.

So, what do you do to get over your heartbreak?

The truth is . . . there's no magic cure for your emotional pains.

However, you can get over this. How?

By letting go of the tough feelings. But how do you let go?

1. Stop blaming yourself.

Okay, maybe you could have saved the situation by doing XYZ. But that's only an elusion. You don't know that for sure.

He left. He betrayed your trust. He is unfaithful. It's not your fault!

Say that to yourself . . . and believe it. It may ease the pain.

2. Get busy - Help people in need

When you get preoccupied with your loss, you become myopic and narrow-minded. And you feel like dying.

However, when you step out the door and see what others have to endure, you realize your problems are minute.

Make a command decision today: Reach out and help other people.

You can do this via a volunteer service that provides assistance to people in need. It may be in your neighborhood or a countryside you visit once or twice a week.

Reach out and help. Put a smile on someone's face. Show them life is worth living.

The more you do this, the more you realize that there's more to being alive than being married.

So, he left.

This is your ticket to do something truly wonderful with your life. Use it.

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