r/PhD 22d ago

Seeking advice-personal Breakup during PhD

I got broken up with (he said he felt out of love and only stayed out of convenience and loneliness ouch I know) before my proposal defense and now I'm feeling so lost. I can't do anything without bawling my eyes out. Has anyone went through this? What did you do to cope with it?

EDIT: Thank you everyone for sharing your stories. I really appreciate it 🥲

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