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" Have you ever seen your BFF go through a breakup? Break ups suck, and it&amp;#039;s hard to watch one of your friends try to get over a guy. One of my BFFs has been having a really hard time getting over her ex recently, and I&amp;#039;ve realized that there are a few things to remember when dealing with a sad friend post-breakup: 1. Listen. I know, I know, it gets really boring to hear the same stories over and over again. There are only so many ways to analyze a break up, BUT it helps to vent to your friends. Just suck it up and listen, even if you&amp;#039;re sick of it. You&amp;#039;d want them to do the same for you. 2. Distract them! When I&amp;#039;m going through a breakup, I feel very entitled to mope and stay in my house. I have zero motivation to go out and be social. After a few days, maybe weeks, that starts to get old. I always end up feeling happier when my friends drag me out to cheer me up. Sometimes, you just need to force your friend to come out. MORE: 5 Stages To Getting Over a Break Up 3. Be on their side. Telling a friend what she could have done differently or how she messed up is not going to be helpful at this point. It&amp;#039;s best to just be supportive and remind them to take the blinders off. It&amp;#039;s easier to look back and only remember the good times, but you can remind your friends about all the times when the ex Boyfriend wasn&amp;#039;t so great after all. (Don&amp;#039;t trash him though! You never know if they&amp;#039;ll get back together.) 4. Be honest and don&amp;#039;t let them embarrass themselves. Example: Your BFF wants to text her ex&amp;#039;s new girl to trash talk them at 1:00 AM on a Saturday night. Don&amp;#039;t let her do that. She will regret it. 5. Surprise them! Chocolate, cupcakes, movie tickets, etc. Anything works\u2014it&amp;#039;s the thought that counts. 6. Give them time. It&amp;#039;s corny, but it&amp;#039;s true. Breakups always seem less sad after some time has gone by, so keep reminding your friend or BFF of that fact and try not to let them dwell on it. Plus\u2014this just means that you have more alone time with your friend! Have you ever gone through a bad break up or seen your friends go through one? What&amp;#039;s your best healing remedy? Share in the comments below! MORE: Read More From Seventeen Dating Blogger Isabelle How to Get Over a Breakup What a Break Up Feels Like "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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