Skeleton in the Closet

Most of us have a skeleton hanging in the closet - some hidden past or unresolved part of our life that's set aside rather than dealt with. One such skeleton that's easily relatable to many of us would be past relationships.

When it comes to romantic relationships, it's almost always difficult to decide how to deal with oneself, the other person, and the new person you are now seeing, post-breakup from the original boyfriend/girlfriend. I'd like to suggest that there are categories of people/behavior:

The Turtle
-Avoids all conversation on the topic
-Adopts a 'if I don't talk about it, it'll go away' mentality
-Manages to develop a new relationship but leaves new partner weary of their past

The Activist
-Moves on with a 'gotta live a better life than my ex' mentality
-Throws the past into the trashcan, literally
-Enters new relationship quickly, perhaps too quickly

The Zen Master
-Has their moment of tears and anguish, but in the company of friends
-Deals with the past by reflecting on both the other and the self
-Moves on when the timing feels right, usually after personal reflection

There, that's my rant. It's just a hypothesis based on what I've seen. The list is imperfect, incomplete, in-a lot of things. So please, if you've got comments, let's hear em. There's always much to be learned and taught about relationships.