To stay open-hearted and optimistic, you need hope, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith . That’s not the same as expectation Read more Leading questions I’m nearly 30 and my first serious relationship just ended a month ago. It lasted eight months, she was my first girlfriend and first...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/24/my-first-relationship-just-ended-how-can-i-expect-to-find-someone-else-when-it-took-15-years-to-find-her)