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.