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How Long Does It Take To Get Over Someone? Plus, How To Heal Fast

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Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? If I could ask a genie for just one liiiiittle thing, it would be for a one-size-fits-all amount of time to get over someone after a breakup. Because not knowing how long all those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad feelings that come after your heart got shattered and stomped on will last is straight-up agony. So, how long does it take to get over someone? Well, research suggests you can get over someone in three to six months, longer for a marriage (more on that in a bit). And Sex and the City's Charlotte York famously said it takes half the time of a relationship's duration to get over that person (as in, a two-year relationship would take a full year to bounce back from). Other people (ahem, Jordin Sparks) say it takes a matter of weeks, if you force yourself to fully grieve for that amount of time and only that amount of time. Alas, sadly genies don't exist

How Long Does It Take To Get Over Someone? Plus, How To Heal Fast Skip to Content Fitness Health Beauty Product Reviews Sports & Athletes Video Membership Perks About More Andrii Zastrozhnov // Getty Images Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? 8 min read If I could ask a genie for just one liiiiittle thing, it would be for a one-size-fits-all amount of time to get over someone after a breakup. Because not knowing how long all those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad feelings that come after your heart got s

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