Question Posted Thursday February 23 2006, 10:18 pm
I just found out that my brother and his serious girlfriend of 2 years just broke up. I found out from her not him; he hasn't even mentioned anything about it yet. Idk how to handle this. Hes my big brother and I want to protect him. I wanna hate her for breaking his heart; but she was practicly my older sister. I dont know what to do; He doesnt seem very sad, but he could be just bottling it up. I wanna comfort him but idk if he wants me to know, i Dont think my parents know either.
what should i do?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Love Life? VainTaraLynn answered Friday February 24 2006, 7:57 pm: Well. Changes are hes dealing with it well. If you know how he has acted with previous breakups though and he does bottle things up, go to him & ask if theres anything he would like to talk about. Casually ask him how hes doing and if everythhing is alright in his life. Then mention that you heard him and his girlfriend broke up, ask how thats going. If he responds in a negative way then be there for him, if he responds in a way that he says "Its going fine, im fine" or something along those lines than maybe he is okay with it. Maybe they had some problems in the relationship that made it easier for him to let go of her. As for her, you dont have to hate her because she "broke his heart". What happens in a breakup should stay between the people in that breakup. I think its sort of tacky when breakups happen & if they have mutal friends, they have to pick sides. Thats so wrong. [ VainTaraLynn's advice column | Ask VainTaraLynn A Question ]
abeilleDEreine answered Friday February 24 2006, 2:31 am: You should just go with the motions. If he is having issues with it than talk to him about it, but other than that it's better to just leave the whole situation alone. [ abeilleDEreine's advice column | Ask abeilleDEreine A Question ]
KiSSxMYxPEARLS answered Thursday February 23 2006, 11:23 pm: I think you should leave it alone. You probably won`t lose any contact with the girlfriend ; since you guys were so close. They are probably taking a break. They know that they might get back together, so that`s not why he`s showing any emotion. Or just like you said, he can have it all bottled up. I say forget about it for 3 days, and if he hasn`t said anything about the breakup, then say that you heard that him & his girlfriend broke up. Don`t tell the parents unless he decides to tell them. It`s none of your business. Even if he is your brother. [ KiSSxMYxPEARLS's advice column | Ask KiSSxMYxPEARLS A Question ]
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