Picking up the pieces is the hardest thing one can do, be it a woman or man doing it.

If you are a relatively normal person with no serious mental disorder(s) like I do. This would be alittle easier. Thing is, we all like to reminisce the relationship with the person prior. Interestingly, it's not about the person alone.

So we are actually grieving about the relationship coz it's "dead". I'm pretty sure when we are at our dying days on the deathbed. These people who break our hearts would be least of our concern.

Know the 5 stages of grief, google it & try to understand why you feel dead inside. I been there personally myself.

Neither nor they would reciprocate such feelings back, so don't take it too hard.