No one likes to hear those ‘where’s your significant other?’ questions.
While those who ask these types of questions might have pure intentions, it’s definitely not very nice having to answer that as soon as you break up and you might still be suffering. Therefore, deleting every trace of the relationship from all social media accounts might be a good solution to stop all those uncomfortable questions. Why Can’t I Get Over a Fling? Experts Have the Answer.
According to Canwen Xu of the Iris dating app, “Cleansing your social media can serve as a subtle announcement that the two of you are done.”
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You can reinvent yourself.
After getting out of a relationship, most people are looking forward to starting a new chapter, meeting new people and reinvent themselves. According to relationship expert and matchmaker Rori Sassoon, after a breakup, anyone would want to ‘redo, restart and reinvent themselves.
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“Once you break up, it’s not about the relationship anymore; it’s about you and your next chapter in life, which doesn’t include that other person. So there’s no need to keep broadcasting to the world your now-expired relationship by leaving those photos up for everyone to see on social media,” Sassoon explained.
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Additionally, according to sex educator, sex and love coach, and writer Suzannah Weiss, a good start would be having a partner-free social media account as a way to move on. If you’re no longer keeping the old couple photos with your ex, it means you’re ready to move on and you’re allowing new people to enter your life.
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