So these are some of the best lessons that I learned from my past failed relationships. I'd like to hear what other people have learned that might help some of the newly broken hearted out there.

1. Don't discount red flags - if something is a red flag in a relationship don't ignore it and hope it doesn't mean anything - it definitely has a meaning.
2. Trust your intuition - if you think something is wrong it probably is - don't pretend that it isn't.
3. If someone tells you they want space - give them all the space in the world - in fact stop talking to them completely.
4. People communicate with each other so that they can learn from and about the other person. If you aren't learning anything - its probably not worth your time.
5. If it is too good to be true it probably is.
6. Let a man love you more than you love him - absolutely true - never give away everything in a relationship.
7. Not everyone is compatible - and it's not your fault - don't let it reflect on yourself image.
8. There is no good reason for anyone to treat you like your thoughts, feelings don't matter - the moment you realize they are doing this - they aren't worth your time.
9. If someone isn't healed from a past relationship - don't get into a new relationship with them - they don't have the emotional capacity to care about your feelings.
10. You can't rush love.

All good ones. And true. Thanks.
Nice list.

Van

Great post!

What do you mean by healed from a relationship, how can you tell when you've healed?

When thinking about your ex makes you laugh instead of cry... HAHAHHAHA...

I like it!
If you feel comfortable enough to have intimate relations,you should feel comfortable enough to talk about those relations.
What you are getting or not getting ,the whole nine :)

I think you re healed when you wake up in the morning,happy with your own company-looking forward to a new day.

I agree with Amicon. You are healed when the thought of your ex doesn't give you anxiety or make your heart skip a beat anymore. When you can view the relationship objectively for what it was and not with rose colored glasses. When a day goes by and you don't mention their name or think about them and what they are doing at all.

"Let a man love you more than you love him - absolutely true - never give away everything in a relationship."

I'm going to have to say this one isn't fair. Plus it violates my rule to never let myself love a girl more than she loves me.

I agree with the list other then number 6.

Men are just as easily hurt as women, I love with all my heart,and trust with all my heart,I'm a jumper-iner when it comes to love,and although I have been badly burned in the past,I learned a lot...

This time,I'm in a relationship where we are both jumper iner's... I get back what I give.

I just believe if you don't love completely something will be missing...

You can stand on the sidelines of love and just keep that little bit of yourself under lock and key,but who's to know that that's the bit that adds the magic and the glue to the relationship.

Can't really add anything - this pretty much sums it all up!

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Great post!

What do you mean by healed from a relationship, how can you tell when you've healed?

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I think it's generally pretty easy to spot when someone is on the rebound. If all they ever talk about is their ex, whether wistfully or critically, that's a pretty sure sign that they haven't healed.

Them, I'm going to add,stay in touch with your friends,and continue to pursue the things you enjoyed before the relationship,during the relationship and after.

That's a good point red-good on you for daring to trust again.

By let a man love you more than you love him I meant something more on the lines of - don't keep giving and giving and giving if you aren't getting anything in return. I'm one of those people that just keeps giving and then eventually realizes that I haven't gotten anything back (not material but emotionally, etc). So that sentence kind of reminds me to scale back - not necessarily hold back but just not jump too fast. Does that make anysense?

Red I like your addition :)

11. Learn to live single life and be OK as a single before jumping into a relationship

I learnt that the break up hurts!

So do your best, listen carefully and take nothing for granted.

Good post. I've been thinking about making a post similar to this one and I'm glad you that you beat me to it.

I agree with most of your points. However, the one that I feel is the most profound and that I have thought about over a lot after certain relationships is #6. Self-preservation is something that a lot of people don't think about when they jump into a relationship because when we get the "butterflies" our logic and reason seem to shut off. We feel that this person is different than the last one we were with only because of how they make us feel at that particular moment. This is of course totally delusional and naïve.

I do feel that you shouldn't love someone more than they love you because you set yourself up for disaster when they eventually leave you. In my last relationship, my ex, without a doubt expressed that she felt that she loved me more than I loved her and this upset her (she was right, but that doesn't mean that I didn't love her or abused this power). It's a double edged sword because in reality all she was saying was that she wanted to be in the position of power in our relationship. I held it all and she knew it. So her leaving me I feel basically boiled down to this one characteristic of our relationship.

This is such an interesting point because for it really has nothing to do with the dynamics within relationships but instead with peoples expectations and dreams.

Do we really, really want someone who is crazy about us? This doesn't say as much about you as you think. It says a lot more about the person who is crazy for us.

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I do feel that you shouldn't love someone more than they love you because you set yourself up for disaster when they eventually leave you. .........

..........all she was saying was that she wanted to be in the position of power in our relationship. I held it all and she knew it. So her leaving me I feel basically boiled down to this one characteristic of our relationship.

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It doesn't add up.

So which one is better according to you - love whole heartedly, or have people leave you because they feel they are giving up more of themselves to you than you to them?

Otherwise, nice post.

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By let a man love you more than you love him I meant something more on the lines of - don't keep giving and giving and giving if you aren't getting anything in return. I'm one of those people that just keeps giving and hten eventually realizes that I haven't gotten anything back (not material but emotionally, etc). so that sentence kind of reminds me to scale back - not necessarily hold back but just not jump too fast. does that make anysense?

Red I like your addition :)

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How about: A relationship is a partnership. Don't allow the individual investments to become too lopsided.

There is always give and take, but that shouldn't mean one person gives or takes more than the other person all the time.

11. A break up will hurt but you will see it was meant to be.
12. The only thing to take away from a break up is the good memories and move on.
13. A break up will make you a better person and therefore a better relationship next time around. You will want to be a better person.
14. Time does heal all wounds.
15. You will love again.
16. Life is beautiful, just go out and look at nature.
17. A life you don't live is still lost.
18. Everything happens for a reason.
19. Don't fall, just be who you are cause that's all that we need in our lives.
20. Nothing is real till its gone.