Female Advice Preferred: How to feel attractive after a breakup :(

[Love09]

I recently broke up with my boyfriend and I am not feeling the best about myself lately, but I want to feel good being single (because it was the right decision). I'm am not feeling very attractive anymore though, and I was wondering if anyone had some things I could do to feel more attractive while I deal with the breakup? Thanks!

[Tomb]

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[Babidoll]

If you wanna be single..I think you should get an edgy haircut. Dress up for no particular reason. Go out and have fun to make yourself feel better. Truthfully its just a mental thing. You only feel like that because of the breakup. You didn't feel like this prior to it..so tell yourself you are beautiful and you don't need anyone but you to make you feel that way

[bitesize]

Just go otu and keep busy with lots of things that make you happy. If you feel good, you'll look good. (: Catch up with friends or try and take up a new hobby or do sometihng that you mightn't haev had time to do during the relationship. You'll be feeling yourself again in no time and it'll show, and happy people are attractive people.

[Reverie.]

Do what girls do! Get your nails done, go our for a drink with friends, dress up because you can. Just because you're single doesnt mean you can't look in the mirror and say "yeah, screw you, I'm beautiful".

[Ancora Imparo]

Hey there,

I'm really sorry to hear that you are struggling at the moment after breaking up with your boyfriend. I understand that breaking up with someone can be tough and that your self confidence can really take a hit sometimes but you know, your ex boyfriends loss is another mans gain! Not to mention, the single life isn't such a bad thing.

As for ways to make yourself feel better. I guess you just have to find things that make you feel good about yourself, whether that's doing something different with your hair, going shopping to buy some new clothes or doing those spa things that the ladies seem to love.

At the end of the day everyone is different and you just have to find the things that pick you up and make you feel good about yourself! I always find that I feel pretty good when I get a hair cut or when I buy new clothes but that might just be me because I'm a slight tart.

I hope that you're feeling better soon anyway, you deserve better than to be feeling crappy about yourself!

Take care.

[Love09]

Thanks everyone! I have another friend who just broke up with her boyfriend too, so maybe we will go out and have a good ladies night!!

haha thanks, I know single life is not bad. I'm rediscovering some perks to it, I just feel so incredibly guilty for doing it because I think he really really liked me... Thanks for the advice anyway!!!

[Ancora Imparo]

I understand that you feel bad and everything because at the end of the day it's a situation you can't exactly win in. If you stayed with him then you would have felt bad because you didn't feel the same way and you would have kind of been stringing him along which is probably worse in the long run than breaking up with a person because it's kind of false hope as they believe something to be there. While on the other hand nobody likes to have to break up with somebody so I understand that it's tough on you. You kind of don't win either way so you just have to go with what you believe to be best and what will make you most happy for the future. However, like you said, your friend has just broken up with her boyfriend and that's the perfect opportunity for you ladies to go out and have a good time together without any men! Good luck, I hope you have a great time!

[xxpaigiexx]

Hey
When you break up with someone it's difficult, especially if it was long-term. It's almost as though you have to get back in touch with the 'single' you.
When I broke up with my ex I just wanted to curl up in a corner and be left alone but the best thing you can do is get yourself out there and have fun.
Obviously the more confident you feel the happier you start to feel over time. Experiment with new fashion, hair styles and make-up, anything you've wanted to do for a while, maybe a new hair cut? Or get your nails manicured, or you could try going for a new hair colour, anything that is going to make you feel happier for doing is going to make you feel better in the long run.
Go out with your friend and both help each other. Maybe the two of you could go out on a spa day.
If you look at yourself in the mirror and you feel happy in yourself then you'll be walking outside your door with your head help high in no time.
Best of luck to you and your friend!