How can you tell that you have really moved on?

You can tell you have moved on when you feel at peace with yourself and thinking about the issue doesn't hurt you or affect you in a negative way anymore. Even if you remember all the pain it caused you, you can still acknowledge that you came a long way and did your best to overcome it. Moving on doesn't mean your forget what happen. I don't think it means you can forgive people, it just means that you accept that you can't change the past and are working towards a better future while taking care and simply being at peace with yourself.

Is this a relationship orientated question? I’ll pretend that it is. In essence, you’ve moved on when you aren’t fixated on them with strong emotions anymore, including love and hate. You’ll know it’s happening when you think of them less and less. You may occasionally reflect on your relationship together, but it will be more rational and educational instead of blame and guilt directed. You forgive yourself for actions that you couldn’t have done better considering the circumstances. You don’t fear the news that they’ve found someone else. You accept that it ended and, if it was on good terms, may even care for them platonically.

First of , i'm sorry to hear about your breakup. If we talk about the major sign that shows you have moved on is that you've deleted all pictures of / with him . You have stopped checking his status or last seen (from wherever you were secretly following him/her) . Now , if you have stopped thinking about his "interests" in everything like his special things don't trigger you anymore then you have MOVED on ! And if you have stopped the ritual of reading through his text messages in bed at night, and instead you’re reading Jane Austen's classic, Pride and Prejudice , then you have definitely MOVED ON ! Now you’re emotionally stable enough to watch The Notebook again and you decide his surname really doesn’t suit you. Plus , you have changed your relationship status to SINGLE!!!!!!!!

When you longer care about what the other person thinks and you don't feel anything for them anymore. When you see them you don't care and just move past them i.e. they have no hold over you anymore. Moving on for me would be not feeling anything for the other person as if we are strangers.

You can tell you really moved on when all of a sudden you do think about your situation and you realize that you haven’t even been thinking about it. Also, when you think of it too you’re not hit by those strong emotions caused by the situation. It is really difficult when that one situation is really bugging you and has you thinking. No matter what the situation is, self-care is so important. Once you start practicing your self-care and you distract yourself, you will notice you won’t be thinking about that one situation anymore. That feeling is going to be so comforting, and you’ll be proud of yourself too.

you can tell that you really moved on when.. you feel light when you got to see your ex, when you are happy for him and his life without you, when you are happy without that person at your side, when you can smile, a genuine one around that person, when you can talk about that person without breaking down, when you are happy if you saw that person having a new one, and when you really are happy being alone and just living your life on its best that you can have and you can live without him by your side.

During relationships of any kind we can somewhat get attached to someone. It then becomes difficult to know whether we are ever going to move on. At first it may hurt and that’s normal. But after if it still hurts it doesn’t mean you haven’t moved on. Depending on the situation, thinking about it may always make you upset or feel a certain way. You know you moved on when you are able to love someone else as much as that person. If you think of love and their name comes to your head first you haven’t moved on. Also if you still care about them being with someone else or you care about who they talk to then you haven’t moved on. By moving on you fully are able to say, I wish the best for you but I don’t need you anymore.

when looking back no longer interest you. When the thoughts of the person or situation no longer in your mind. Basically, when you are in a comfortable space with positive energy doing whats best for you. Doing these things brings on good and positive energy and keeping the same energy of people around you brings good vibes to your spirit and life which is living. Now everyone might not be happy for you. But your happiness is all that's important do always what is best for you. Even if no one is standing with you. God is always with you.

I know that I have moved on when 1) Mention of his/her name doesn’t effect me. 2) I don’t avoid seeing or hearing about that person. 3) I am not interested in knowing how that person is doing or done recently. 4) When someone asked me about him/her, I don’t feel uncomfortable and give decent answer. 5) I am not interested in knowing what he/she is saying or has said about me. 6) Not comparing that person with new people in my life. 7) I am able to live my life without any interruption. 8) I am not feeling hurt or anger. 9) I am in touch with my friends and family.

Personally if I can look at my ex and genuinely wish them happiness in their relationships and endeavors ,without feeling sadness and/ or animosoty because I won't be a part of their journey, I know that chapter is finally closed and I can finally move on. It's a big step in stone that I feel one must go through in order to give your full potential to whatever your next task or relationship may be. Easier said than done, I feel it is essential to go through that process before starting anything new. It may take a while but I'd only hurt myself and others if I move on without closing the previous chapter