Rihanna, who once iconically told Drake and all her other ex-boyfriends publicly "it was you, not me," reportedly shared some of her relationship wisdom with a heartbroken fan on Twitter yesterday.

He DM'd her asking how to get over a breakup. She responded with the kind of optimistic, exclamation-point-filled advice all friends should give: "Just believe that the heartbreak was a gift in itself!" she wrote. "Cry if you have to, but it won't be forever! You will find love again, and it will be even more beautiful! In the meantime, enjoy all that YOU are!!!!"

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Please start an advice column, RiRi. The world We need more of this.

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Alyssa Bailey
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Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she's not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.