A break up is painful on many levels.

This pain is especially intense for the person who was dumped.

He or she is caught up in the pain of loss.

When your life is built up around a relationship, you get used to the good things that the relationship brings into your life.

The bonding between you and the other person consists of thousands of connections that your psyche has grown accustomed to.

After the break up, these connections are severed, leaving feelings of emptiness. Now, it is an understandable desire to want to rush into another relationship.
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