Can you ever recover from a broken heart?

This is debatable I think. If you believe in only one true love and you've found them and they've left you - well it may be very hard to recover although time heals all wounds.
Personally, I believe that you can have more than one love; therefore more than one broken heart.

How to recover?
Spend some time wallowing in self pity (the grieving stage) - do whatever makes you happy (eat a gallon of ice cream, drink oodles of beer....)

Then, pull up your socks, get back out there and prepare to get your heart trampled on again (unless you plan on remaining single).

You may find that as time goes on, you even begin to ask - why was I so heart broken? What did I see in them anyways? Was it even love? I've done that.

Everything happens for a reason; when you finally hit the love jackpot, you will be so happy for the broken hearts before that led to her.

Yes, a broken heart will heal; I, from personal experience, can say that a broken heart will heal with time.

In the words of Kimya Dawson "Broken hearts hurt but they make you strong."

Of course you can. It just takes time. I always think that there was a time when you never knew this person existed. Therefore there are billions of people in the world that you could meet and give your total love and affection to. Please think about it.

I could be your knight in shining armour?

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Yes. The broken heart is when you feel like your genitals have been ripped out through your body, and there's an ache that won't go away in your breast.

By contrast, I found love again, and I can only try to describe it. With my first look at this woman my heart swelled and felt like it might burst from my body. It ached, but only from the fear that I might lose the chance to tell this wonderful lady how beautiful she was and spend the rest of my life unfulfilled. My stomach knotted, and I felt a tightening of all my muscles as she turned toward me and smiled. Within 8 days I had asked her to marry me, and we celebrate 4 years this year, with another 80 or so ahead (I hope). I now realise that my first marriage had run its course, and I needed to learn some very painful lessons to become a better and stronger person. My wife is my strength and I am hers, and we sicken both our children by our love. So yes, the chasm I thought would be there for ever was filled so easily, with the right woman at the right time. Have patience and you will be rewarded.

Of course.Not everything has to be "high drama".

It takes a lot of time and a new person that laughs and has a lot of fun.

Good memories are really hard to forget.

Its like when your dog dies, the best medicene is a new puppy.

You need a new puppy.

Yes, And it becomes stronger than before.

A real broken heart.. I don't think you do.

You just learn to live with it, like a limp or a scar.

Once you've recovered enough, you will love again.

We're gluttons for punishment that way. ;)

I have. I was divorced in 1989 and I have completely gotten over it. I rarely even think of it anymore. At the time I thought I'd die; but, looking back I really only hurt for about a year. Then, it got better and better until it was completely healed.

Yes, eventually. Rubbing alcohol on the wound speeds up the process. Just don't put on too much, you might develop an infection.

Of course you can..however, some scenarios are more difficult to recover from..if your beloved dies, then it takes a very long time. If the person you love treats you badly or dumps you for a newer model or cheats on you, then it's easy peasy to move on from someone who obviously disrespects you and doesn't value you. Happy Friday! :)

I'd like to think I have, so yeah I think people can. It doesn't mean that it won't leave a scar or two.