Last week was a big one for ginger heartthrob Ed Sheeran. On the musical side of things, he not only took home the Q Award for being Britain’s best solo artist, his angry RB tune “Don’t” finally cracked the Billboard Top 10 in North America. On the personal side, he confirmed that “Don’t” was about the end of his relationship with fellow Brit songbird Ellie Goulding — who wandered off into the arms/bed of One Direction’s resident Irishman, Niall Horan — also admitting that the song helped him get over the bad break. So how does Ed Sheeran mend a broken heart? The National Post’s David Berry took some time away from maintaining his Ashley Madison profile to find out.

Reading suggestion: Listen to Ed Sheeran’s “Don’t” below, then scroll down to follow along with the lyrics.