Describing past relationship as a story may help women process breakups

Breaking up with a loved one is often a painful life experience, one that is difficult to recover from.

Researchers from SWPS University, however, suggest that a simple step can help.

Writing down the story of a past relationship increases the effectiveness of thinking about the past and future in close relationships.

It is also associated with a better understanding of the causes of relationship breakdown, they write in the journal PLOS One. ...