7 Things You Should Never Do Post-Breakup (3 of 4)

4. Isolating yourself

Given how miserable you feel immediately after that break up, it’s natural for you to want to stay at home and deal with the pain by laying in bed for the rest of the day. You aren’t in any mood to interact with anybody. You might even call in sick from work. But after a couple of days of mourning, you need to pick yourself up and return to living. Your closest friends need to know that you’re okay, and you can certainly rely on them to help you feel better. Do the things you enjoy doing and while you’re at it, start a new chapter in your life by picking up a new hobby or two!

5. Chasing down a rebound

Rebounds are only good on the basketball court, not in the sphere of relationships. Those quick rebounds are among the worst things you can do for yourself and the new guy/girl you’re dating. First, just being with someone so that you don’t feel lonely anymore is extremely shallow and very desperate. You are throwing all of your typical standards out the window. It also puts your new flame in an impossible position: they are supposed to sympathize with the fact that you were dumped, which makes them feel like they are nothing more than the consolation prize.