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How To React After Breakup: Post-Breakup Reactions
Breakups - whether mutual or messy - are unpleasant & painstaking processes to go through. The heart is in a state of anguish, which results in tears, uncontrollable anger, sleepless nights, mood swings & depression. Even though heartbreak affects both men & women adversely, there is a marked difference in the ways both the genders react to breakup.
When a boy or a girl gets into a relationship, they expect it to be “the one”. But a breakup shatters those dreams of ‘happily ever after’ to pieces and that does not sit well with anyone. The pain of a breakup is ubiquitous, irrespective of who broke it up or how amicable or not the decision was. But here are some ways in which the post breakup reactions differ between the two sexes.
Paint quotient – Women feel the agony much more acutely than men, who experience a milder version of pain.
Seeking support from loved ones – Men generally tend to hide the breakup from loved ones, while women reach out to friends & family for emotional support.
Feel the ‘feelings’ – Women embrace their feelings & go through the stages of recovery. Men tend to push away their feelings & act as if nothing happened.
Self-esteem – Men experience a shattered sense of self-esteem after a breakup, whereas women feel a loss of the deep connection they shared with the partner.
Stress of breakup – Women take moderate amount of stress after a heartbreak, while men go through high post-breakup stress.
Feelings of anger – Men are likely to indulge in vengeful acts of anger after a breakup. Women express much lesser anger, in harmless manners.
Moving on – Women take less time to face the loss & move on. Men, on the other hand, cannot move on easily and take a long time to come to terms with the breakup.
There’s no hard & fast rule as to how to react after breakup and the differences in reactions between men & women come from the inherent way their emotions work.
How To React After Breakup: Post-Breakup Reactions
Breakups - whether mutual or messy - are unpleasant & painstaking processes to go through. The heart is in a state of anguish, which results in tears, uncontrollable anger, sleepless nights, mood swings & depression. Even though heartbreak affects both men & women adversely, there is a marked difference in the ways both the genders react to breakup.
When a boy or a girl gets into a relationship, they expect it to be “the one”. But a breakup shatters those dreams of ‘happily ever after’ to pieces and that does not sit well with anyone. The pain of a breakup is ubiquitous, irrespective of who broke it up or how amicable or not the decision was. But here are some ways in which the post breakup reactions differ between the two sexes.
Paint quotient – Women feel the agony much more acutely than men, who experience a milder version of pain.
Seeking support from loved ones – Men generally tend to hide the breakup from loved ones, while women reach out to friends & family for emotional support.
Feel the ‘feelings’ – Women embrace their feelings & go through the stages of recovery. Men tend to push away their feelings & act as if nothing happened.
Self-esteem – Men experience a shattered sense of self-esteem after a breakup, whereas women feel a loss of the deep connection they shared with the partner.
Stress of breakup – Women take moderate amount of stress after a heartbreak, while men go through high post-breakup stress.
Feelings of anger – Men are likely to indulge in vengeful acts of anger after a breakup. Women express much lesser anger, in harmless manners.
Moving on – Women take less time to face the loss & move on. Men, on the other hand, cannot move on easily and take a long time to come to terms with the breakup.
There’s no hard & fast rule as to how to react after breakup and the differences in reactions between men & women come from the inherent way their emotions work.