Do I miss the person, or the relationship?

The relationship. Often people miss what they had with a certain person because they felt happiness or a sense of feeling complete. You'll find that again.

Person.. because people are replaceable. You can have another relationship but not the same person. It's the person who makes a relationship special. You can have the same relationship with another person but it's not necessary that it should make you feel the same way the first person did.

You can miss both! The person may mean a lot to you and you miss them, but you most likely also miss the intimacy of the relationship itself.

Depends on how the relationship was. I think a lot of times it's the relationship. Its a change in lifestyle and is disruptive.

That depends on the situation. Sometimes it's both, sometimes it's one or the other. Some people feel the need to be in a relationship without ever actually truly being involved with their boyfriend or girlfriend. In my most recent relationship, I missed the person who was valuable to me, I would've been fine with staying friends. Anyways, it might be either one.

It depends from situation to situation, but typically after a break up, you miss the act of being in a relationship, rather than the person you were in a relationship with. Usually in a break up, there is a valid reason for the break up to have occurred, thus you usually know there was a mistake made by one or the other person, implying that you miss the act of being in a relationship rather than the person you were in a relationship with instead.

Each case to its own, sometimes its the person and sometimes its the idea of love or relationship it really depends

Sometimes it can be a mix of both. We miss the person, but at times, it can feel like we simply miss the memories we had created with that person. It's a complex situation in terms of emotive attachment to a certain point in life. But I'm sure we all miss the person we once saw a future with, regardless of time; circumstance, or years passed. The thought of ''what if it worked?'' will always linger in our semi-conscious thought process.

I missed both. My ex was a wonderful person who was practically my best friend and the relationship thrived with numerous phone calls, inside jokes, and always being there for one another. I no longer talk to him and I miss the special relationship I had with that special person.

I think you miss the idea of being with a person. I think you miss companionship. We all feel like being with a person, being loved and nurtured by the person. In the course of time, you tend to miss both.