I really honestly can't tell you how to deal with this, Bob. I've been in long relationships, but the longest was a year, and I broke up with her. I know what it's like to have this happen, only to a much less drastic degree. I've been dumped, but only by girls I was dating for a few months or less. I know that it's gotta hurt like hell, and it has to feel as though nothing else is important anymore.

One way or another, you've got to find your own way to give the rest of your life it's personal meaning back. There's no concrete way to fix the pain, and there's no absolute solution to ease the hurt. All you can do is not give up on yourself, and wait it out. Eventually the color will start to fade back in.