The one hack that will actually help you block him and move on

Or her. You get the idea. This works across genders

I get a lot of bittersweet emails about your situationships and heartbreaks, and the one question I get over and over again is how to find the strength to get through the first few days of no contact. Fortunately, having braved the dopamine withdrawal myself, and, recently deciding to go no-contact myself again, I think I actually have the answer.

girl, stop

Let’s get the big secret out of the way; I’m going to tell you something you don’t know yet.

You don’t want to text him.

No really, you don’t. I know you’re sitting there fidgeting with an near uncontrollable urge to send yet another vapid pointless text to make him remember you exist, but you absolutely do not want to text him. You really don’t: and I know, deep down, you are aware of that. You don’t want anything to do with him. You know that path only has another soul destroying fight, another lonely night wishing he’d hold you after using your body like a doll, or endless waiting for…