Break-ups: does short-lived relationships hurt more than long term ones?

[Anonymous]

When a relationship ends, what does usually hurt you most, short-lived or long-term? I often feel like the short ones are more painful, as the early days are always more intense and full of hopes. But I feel like most people don't share the same opinion.

[Nirmroth]

Short ones can be forgotten within a few months, long ones can take years to heal.

Loosing someone you built a life with for multiple years and were you planned the future with aswell suddenly leaves you like a fish on dry land and you have to figure out yourself and your imagined future again. In addition to that you may loose someone you shared a huge portion of your life and who knows you often better than yourself. This deep kind of love and trust is suddenly gone.

[slatyb]

No, it's the opposite. We are more invested in long-term relationships.

[laly520]

long ones hurt more

ofc

[elizamichale1]

Not really