I can't get over my ex after 5 years. What should I do?

Time and Nature know how to reward their spiritually-wounded children, if only they too know how to return in kind positive energies and actions. Thus, it's simply but an opportunity for a new and innovative relationship and experience, chances that don't seize to be coming and pay off.

Go out, he's your ex for a reason. If things didn't work out then they surely never will. You need to embrace the fact that you tried to get along with a person and due to the fact that you guys maybe didn't want the same things, it simply had to end. Of course you'll miss him, you'll miss the good times with him, but remember, there are 7 billion in this world and your soulmate is out there looking for you hoping he could make you happy in any way possible cause you'll truly be loved and cherished by him if he just stays and everything works out together. Meet new people, smile more, say hi as an act of social kindness. Compliment someone and look past the past.

Heartbreak and losing a relationship can impact a person very deeply and the loss can take years to get over. This is natural, especially when the relationship lasted for many years and was very pivotal and special. Being ready to let go is really a decision and a healing process as well. One of the most important factors in letting go and moving on, with no residual attachment and pain, so that you can have a healthy life and open up to a new love, is forgiveness. Forgiveness means accepting unconditionally that the past is gone and that you both did the best you could do, at the time and under the circumstances. It is essential to forgive yourself and to forgive your ex. It is not always easy to forgive of course but having a life path perspective can be very helpful. When you look at all of your life and that small moment in time it gives perspective. Forgiveness is a humbling, acceptance of our humanity and our imperfections and a forgiveness of life itself for not being perfect is liberating and transformative. Gratitude is also essential in truly letting go. Being grateful for the lessons, the experiences good and not so fun and the moments of love will allow you to appreciate the reasons the love you experienced enhanced you and your life. We often forget to look at the cup half full. Everything is much brighter and relaxed when we stay positive and are grateful for everything. Everything indeed serves us if we give ourselves the space to be served. The last key to getting over your ex is self love. To love yourself enough to demand that you have your heart to yourself again, whole and healed so that you can live each day fully is essential. Rather than focusing on what could have been or what you had, focus on having an excellent NOW! Focus on loving life and you will little by little let go!

you should know that you are precious, there is someone out there who is truly care for you and love you for who you are better than your ex. life is beautiful, move on and live your life happily

I'd say, you have to do a big of digging to figure out why you're not over them yet. It sounds like a part of you feels that there's something missing so you can't let go. It took me forever to get over my ex, and I still have moments to this day. For me personally, I had to discover myself again. My identity was made up completely of what my ex thought of me: my short comings, my triumphs, everything they perceived was how I identified myself. I had to learn to trust in myself and to figure out who I was. I learned over time that I'm not the person they told me I was. I'm competent, no one knows me better than I know myself, and I'm capable. I was also trying so desperately to think of all the good times, that I glossed over the bad. When I was able to take everything into context, I was able to start moving forward. These days, I still think about her and I'm working on writing a final letter to address my feelings over matters, but I am moving on. I think I just had to do a lot of searching into why I felt the way I did and just what our relationship actually was vs what I wanted to remember from it.

Ask yourself why you are choosing to cling to the past and really try to reflect on this. Depending on what you come up with may help to aid your in moving forward with your life. Maybe if you are both on good terms you can talk to him/her about it because you might just need some kind of closure then maybe you can move forward with your life.

Getting over an ex is tough.Time I find is the best healer.Keep busy and learn to love yourself. ...

You should find your own happiness. Something that brightens your day and night. Smile and forget it

Seek help from people close to you who have had tough breakups before and see what they did to help.

It is really hard to get over a relationship especially if that relationship lasted a long time. If you and the person that cares for you have talked and established peace between with each other then try and let go and move on. Its really hard to deal with.