balefire88

My last girlfriend cheated on me, and although it was just one kiss, it signalled the end of our relationship. The difference in my situation was that the relationship had been stale for a couple months, so I wasn't completely crushed, but I was still quite hurt.

Just as visiotech said, keeping him occupied is the best thing that comes to mind. The worst times, as with almost any breakup, are when you're doing nothing, and you feel yourself going crazy because you keep thinking it over in your head over and over again, asking yourself if you could have done something different, and even questioning your own self-worth. If he's doing other stuff, there'll be a much lower chance he'll go back to thinking about it.

However, if I'd also be careful not to seem over-bearing about asking him to do stuff. If he says no rather strongly, be willing to respect that he'd rather be alone at that point. Keep in mind that you can't shield him from the pain forever, and he has to experience it so he can get over it.

My feeling, after having gone through something simlar, is that time is the only thing that can heal such wounds, although that sounds so cliche. Good luck to your friend, and I hope he can get over it as soon as possible. And kudos to you for caring enough.