How to handle a broken heart when the object of your affection finds another.

 

How to handle a broken heart when the object of your affection finds another.

If a heart flutters away to other fields of attraction, then it was not true love.
If you’ve shown the person who you are, your personality, values, and virtues and they lose interest, then it is not a match no matter how much either wants it. Both must want the match.
The best step is to remain friends, but understand they have moved on to someone who is a better match than you. It doesn’t mean that the new "someone" is a better person than you, only that the person you cared for believes they are a better match.
You say, “I understand you’ve found someone who is a better match for you and our relationship is over. But, I’d still like you as just a friend, nothing more.” Then stick to that. Don’t try to reignite romance.
My son did that and ended up with life-long good friends of both his prior match interest and their eventual spouse. As you get older, good friends are important.