How Do You Get Over Someone?

Talking recently to a friend of mine on how to get over someone has me truly thinking and asking the question myself, "How DO you get over someone?" Like we all know that there are no manuals on relationships and that we learn by trial and error but even myself, at a fabulous twenty something, has never really learned nor mastered the "how to get over someone" concept. I remember my past relationships in high school or even middle school (are we really counting back that far?) when I use to just start talking to someone else and that would help me get over it. But than again, in high school kids break up and are okay the very next day. But what happens when you fall in love, madly in love and things don't go as planned and it's time to move on? How are suppose to get over that person than? It's already hard to realize and recognize when it is time to let go and it's even more difficult trying to erase that person out of your mind. My thoughts? DON'T. Don't try to erase someone from your memory in hopes that it is going to help you get over that person. You are only torturing yourself and making things more difficult. There has to be a better way. Some of my male friends think that the high school way is the best appraoch: find someone else to occupy your time. Haha one of my friends said, "Cold hearted approach, go fuck a whole bunch of people." Yea right! Although, this may work for awhile, how long will it last til your back at square one? SMH, I disagree....

I'll stick the way I think is the best simply occupy your time with getting to re-know yourself, spoiling yourself, finding hobbies, focusing on YOU and making YOU happy!