A new study has said that romantic break-up can erode one's sense of individuality or self concept.

Self-concept is defined as an individual's sense of "me".

Loving partners develop shared pals, actions and even going beyond self-concepts.

Using three researches, the scientists analyzed identity changes, which can take place after a break-up. They discovered that people get puzzled after a break-up.

This diluted clarity can lead to emotional pain.

The break-up has several psychological consequences, comprising the tendency for people to alter the content of their egotisms and the emotion that their selves are individually less clear.

Study authors Erica B. Slotter, Wendi L. Gardner, and Eli J. Finkel stated, "Not only may couples come to complete each others' sentences, they may actually come to complete each others' selves."

"When the relationship ends, individuals experience not only pain over the loss of the partner, but also changes in their selves," they added.

These discoveries were released in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. (With Input from Agencies)