Originally Posted by
lio45
If you want to see the glass half-full, I'm pretty sure you can realize you learned a few things that will make you a better person and/or identified a couple mistakes you made that you won't make again.
The last stage of a failing relationship usually has more downsides than upsides, so from that not-that-desirable point, the transition to being single (no one to fight with, no one to tell you they don't approve of XYZ, etc.) can be a refreshing and welcome change. Unless you thought it was going really well and didn't see it coming at all...
Spend time with your friends, do fun things, indulge in your hobbies whatever they are, it's the best way (in my own experience) to get your mind off her.