I didn’t exactly end my relationship, either, but it ended because of me. I’m mentally processing it. In my mind, I focus on all the reasons it didn’t work until my mind comes to terms with it being for the best.
It also helps to get involved in some new hobby, service/volunteer experience, or creative effort.
My go-to is always ice cream flavors. Simple enough for people to quickly make decisions, but also highly subjective.
Most other comments so far are misleading. You shouldn’t do “favorite” or “best” in forced ranking. It needs to be something that’s on a continuum and is subjective. Typically, you say “rank features in order of importance,” not “most important feature,” or “rank from most delicious to least delicious” rather than “favorite ice cream flavor.”
“Favorite” is a single data point, not a continuum. And it’s not subjective, since others don’t get an opinion on what someone else’s favorite is.
Human behavior isn’t nearly as complicated as time dilation. And not making sense TO YOU doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense to someone with over 30 years in the relevant field.