Listen sweetheart he used the excuse you deserve better to curb his conscious, treat yourself to a make over, for a while stay single until your heart and mind is clear of this past love when that's all said and done you get back on the saddle and don't bring the baggage of the past into the future and learn how to enjoy your own company this will make a better you in the end and don't cry there's always one better than the last it will hurt for a while but know this it was his lost not yours, you are a brilliant girl and you have everything going for you, you are not the reason why you broke up he just was NOT on your level and he wasn't strong enough to handle a strong and brilliant woman like you and there will be men who cannot handle strong women do not lower your standards for any man, make them work to get you whoever it is cause when they finally do they will appreciate you more for it.