Hi,..I am so sorry to see you going
through this for so long. Everyone deals
with a loss differently. I have felt
relationship loss as compared to a death.
Some people are affected for years. Is it
normal? When human emotions are at stake,
nobody can totally feel exactly what
another is feeling,..or put a label on
what is considered "normal". But from
experience,..I think you are making it
harder on yourself by seeing him. Maybe it
can't be avoided, but it is emotional
torture. I still feel bad enough when I
don't see my ex-girlfriend in person. Even
though it was a relationship filled with
turmoil,.and relief should have been
welcome when it was over, I still feel a
great loss. It's been 3 months for me now.
Does she feel the same way about me?
Probably not. She may have moved on. It is
painful, but like different tolerances
people have for physical pain,..the same
truth holds for emotional pain, which is
in most cases worse. Some people are dull
to it a superficial nature,..where others
are devastated by it, due to very deep
thinking and feeling nature. It may be
possible you can avoid seeing him or them
together, but you are drawn back like a
magnet, and possibly forcing this upon
yourself. You are a deep feeling
individual that has a different instilled
value system. The person you want to be
with, is different than you. Doesn't make
either one of you a better or worse person
than the other. Many times
unfortunately,..when in love, many
essentials aren't recognized or even
ignored during the course of a
relationship. There are no guarantees in a
relationship no matter how promising
things are. The bottom line is,..and it
hurts very much, is if he wanted to be
with you he would show the signs. Think
of who you were and how you felt before he
came into your life. You never expected
him to be in your life,..then one day it
happened. It will happen again, it just
takes time. Now you need to be around good
friends that wll listen and support you.
Who knows,..in the future you may be back
with him. Anything is possible. Hope this
helped a bit,...Best of luck to you.