I still love my ex. Should I feel this way?

Heck yeah. If you loved them once you will always love them. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't move on and live your life though.

It's normal to still feel like you haven't moved on--after all, it's easier said than done. It takes time to get over those who mattered, and still loving the person is part of the natural process. But remember, encouraging these feelings are unhealthy, so remember to put distance and move on.

It depends on the circumstances whether he was a good person or not, It's your call if you do but know that you are almost certainly setting yourself for heart break.

Love can mean a lot of things, including and not limited to, attachment, power, desire, wishing well. Which flavor of love went away when your ex because your ex? And which flavor of love are you still holding on to? Also, feelings are thoughts and hormones and sensations that bubble up, and they don't necessarily require action. When the feeling of love (or questioning, or jealousy, or sadness) comes up, notice where it lands in your body, and the sensations that are changing every moment as you swim in that feeling. Make your relationship choices about what to do regarding this ex, when you step outside of those feelings.

It is totally normal to still have feelings for an ex. You are not alone in how you feel at all, millions of people have been in your shoes before. I certainly have, and it can hurt so much. After a breakup, it can be hard to find our feet and to even get over the person, and if that is something you'd like to do, it's definitely possible. Loving an ex is something that is completely usual, it is a normal response to a breakup - it's perfectly alright and it's okay to do so. It can be incredibly difficult to get over a person and still having some feeling left over is completely normal, if not even expected.

Mistakes may have been made.  Plans may have been broken. Words may have even been said. All of a sudden you're standing there wondering what happened. The person who you feel these strong feelings and thought maybe even true love is an ex-boyfriend / significant other.  When you started dating you had thoughts that this was a positive opportunity. Over time you shared your hopes, goals, and dreams. From the first moment you contacted each you were destined to be together. Passion spurred you forward. All a sudden that problem you had didn't matter anymore because you had found out what truly matters in life. Right? All of a sudden your life is different and you're trying to get it in order without them anymore. Places that you may have gone to with them remind you of them. You may attempt to move on. As time goes by people around you may urge you to start a new relationship. To try dating again. you may even attempt it or the idea could just fill you up with anxiety.as you try to move on with your life. you find that these feelings of love and the pain of the person you lost sneak up on you. You could even be searching for articles like this one online trying to figure out why you still feel the way you do. Because the truth is that you still love them even after everything that happened. Before I go into it more, about if you should feel this way. I wanted to state that if you ended up loving this person before and still love them now. That just shows how much you really love them. having the experience to fall in love with them is something to be grateful for. As people mature and get older some people to realize that even with this love they can't end up being together. Sometimes this is one-sided or there are other times when it's mutual. Things may have come up and you cannot be with that person that you love whether it's differences in values, the timing of the situation, or something else entirely. One example of this is someone who loves someone with addictions might just not be able to stay with them even if they love them. It doesn't matter if it's men or women - a lot of people have experienced this. But why? Because of the relationships that we experience in life don't end when we end them. They're still there in our memories. And our thoughts and we may still have strong feelings.  So how do we process them? A healthy thing to do with it is stop trying to diminish that you still love them. Instead allow your love for them to change from the romantic kind to a different kind. Allow yourself to feel grateful towards them because they held an important place in your life (even if they don't anymore).  There were some points in your life where they meant something significant to you, and your heart may still feel that. So it's okay to have them in your thoughts. And it's even more understandable if you were together for a long time. It's a good idea to forgive yourself for not being harsher, for not being able to cut off the bond. Once you can realize that you still love them in a way. It's important to keep in mind why you broke up. What happened in your past relationship(s) that caused you to break you up? Make sure you keep that in mind, and create boundaries for yourself and for the people around you to help protect you in the future. Even if you love people from past relationships don't allow them to string your feelings long. Recognize your feelings for what it is. Don't allow your strong feelings and the passion you felt for them misguided you. These techniques will make you strong and overtime your feelings of love will evolve. As I'm sure you spent much time focusing on the question: if you still them does that mean you should be with them?  And to that the answer: it depends. What was the reason that you broke up? Has it changed since then? Would being with them cause you to lose your sense and stop following what interests you? Make sure your decision is honest with you.

It is completely natural to feel this way after a break up. I felt the same way when my boyfriend of two years broke up with me.

There is nothing wrong with still having feelings for someone that you used to be in a relationship with. Being completely over someone takes time.

There is no on-off switch to love. Just as LGBT individuals cannot choose their sexuality (not that there is anything wrong with being LGBT), individuals such as you cannot choose whom you fall in love with. Most often, ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends are from your past, and having loved them before, it is very nearly a habit for you to love them. You therefore have great difficulty not loving them still after they have left you. There is nothing wrong with it, nor is there a 'should' or 'should not' to it. If you must, you must. There is a kind of moving on in which your love for your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend does not fade, but you will always feel a kind of emotion towards them. That is all right, too. It is psychologically healthy. Worry not, and good luck to you in your love life!

There is certainly nothing wrong with it, I felt I still loved my ex for some time before finally moving on.

Well. Some people do and some people don't. If they're you ex then they had to be your gf/bf at one time. So you would have had to love them at some point to be with them.

ofcourse it is, someone that once used to mean so much to you isnt going to be forgotten about easily. It takes time to move on and no longer feel attached to them.

It's alright to love somebody even if they are your ex, caring for someone you had relations with is natural for us humans. Feeling that way is very normal.

Its normal to still have these feelings and nothing to worry about. It's even more difficult if you have been in a long relationship. Time is the only answer.

A breakup puts an end only to the relationship and not to the feelings. You may continue to experience love towards your ex for lifetime by accepting the reality that you two are not together anymore and move on with your life, even love someone else in the future by relegating your ex to your past.

It is normal for you to have feelings for someone you were atached to. If you loved them it is hard to unlove them

i don't believe there's a right or wrong way to feel.. break ups can be rough and leave you feeling all sorts of things. take it day by day and it is true, time heals all wounds!

That is completely normal to feel this way. Have you talked to your ex about the way you feel? If things ended badly then perhaps you could work on placing this love into your own self rather than externally. it's completely normal to feel this way.

This is completely normal. A lot of people feel the same way. If you want to get rid of the feelings you have for your ex bf/gf then I suggest getting rid of all your memories of him/her, deleting his phone number, delete all the pictures/texts with him and stuff like that. It should help.