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

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Feb 6, 2016
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Is love a bad thing? Do you feel like you should still feel this way about your ex? Many people still harbor feelings for an ex after the relationship has ended; you are definitely not alone. Have you had friends or heard of other people have feelings for their ex after a break up? Have you thought about talking to them or a listener on here about it? Do you remember though, the reasons for why things didn't work with your ex? Do you remember what you loved about your ex? Remembering all of that, can you put together a list of things that you want in a relationship/partner? Just because a relationship didn't work out doesn't mean you absolutely have to stop loving the other person or learning from what happened between you two. Sometimes letting go is a great act of love in itself both for you and the other person even though it may hurt.
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Profile: BrennanH
BrennanH on Feb 8, 2016
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Its perfectly normal to feel this way its part of being human. It takes time to get over relationships.
Profile: whitewhalee
whitewhalee on Feb 10, 2016
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To me it all depends on how you broke up and your ex personality. It happens to feel that way since the relationship is a long term established communication and getting used to someone is not easy to be forgotten by days and weeks. to me , it's normal to still love your ex if you haven't experienced a terrible and disrespectful breakup, or Whatever else that ruins the strong bonds between two persons.
Profile: SoothingtheSoul
SoothingtheSoul on Feb 10, 2016
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I feel like you'll always feel love towards someone id you've loved them in the past. sometimes you just need to realize that it didn't work out for a reason, and that you can love someone without being with them. it's possible to feel love for someone but not have a relationship with them.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Feb 18, 2016
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it happens,but remember...the ones we need doesn't always need us......maybe they want us but that's not enough.always look at a bad break up and look at all the wrongs that u were bearing and learn from them
Profile: Akatsuya
Akatsuya on Mar 13, 2016
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You can't help the way you feel, but it is best to try and stay awayif they really or not interested or they treated you badly.
Profile: JK8287
JK8287 on Mar 18, 2016
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Well I guess you should since you do! I think a major hangup for good people is that they're constantly beating themselves up over perceived things they're doing wrong. But on a more practical level, you might look up the new age process cord-cutting.
Profile: incarnadinepetals
incarnadinepetals on Mar 18, 2016
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It is completely normal to still have feelings for your ex. It will take time, but eventually, everyone gets over their past relationships and moves on to better things
Profile: MeanBuster
MeanBuster on Mar 24, 2016
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Very much so. If you were abused, you should make sure you not keep the bad and good sides separate. This will aid in full determination of if you love them.
Profile: rainbug
rainbug on Mar 26, 2016
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Sometimes we can't help the way we feel, how you manage it, however, is different. You will learn to let go, but suppressing your feelings may not help, let yourself feel it, but don't act on it.
Profile: Subneurotic
Subneurotic on Oct 18, 2016
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Its perfectly fine to still love your ex after the relationship is newly ended. We all feel this way.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jul 10, 2017
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absolutely there is nothing wrong in feeling that way. Love is something you cant control.. it the most beautiful feeling ever..
Profile: Vronica23
Vronica23 on Aug 14, 2017
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When you invest your time in a relationship, it's hard to just get over those feelings over night. When someone is in your life in a significant way, it makes sense that they still hold a place in your heart even after you break up. Focus on yourself, and making yourself a better you. Get to know yourself better, and you will see yourself moving forward.
Profile: ASilentBunny
ASilentBunny on Mar 27, 2022
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It's okay to feel that way and you are not the only one who feels like that... By breaking up, you can't erase all the experiences and feelings you had with your partner. Acknowledge your emotions and express them. As time goes on, begin analyzing your relationship. Begin focusing on your life again and remind yourself that it's okay to feel that way. It hurts when the person that made you feel so special just leave like that. Remember that although your emotions will be strong after a breakup, it gets better with time. There is not a set time to get over it, people take different amounts of time to heal. Don't rush your healing process.
Profile: Helping2findaway
Helping2findaway on Oct 14, 2014
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yes, it's okay to feel that way because base on my personal experience the feelings does not instantly go away but it takes time.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 29, 2014
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You still love your ex? Thats not a horrible thing. Its natural to love your ex. If it hasn't been too long since you broke up you may be feeling the same feelings as before.
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Anonymous on May 10, 2015
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there's no way to control your feelings. I was with my ex for only two months and we have been broken up for a month but i still love him.
Profile: wonderfulIcicle35
wonderfulIcicle35 on Jun 5, 2015
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You have had a loss, so you need to grieve/cry/scream. If you had unfinished business, write a letter for your eyes only, tear/burn after. There is no right/wrong way togriev3/no time limit. Let go will enable you to move on.
Profile: AIPandi101
AIPandi101 on Jun 6, 2015
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Breaking up and times after breaking up are hard. You're probably not used to not being with them. For a while after your break up you could feel this way, after a while it may pass or it may stay.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jun 20, 2015
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It's normal to love your ex because they were once a great big part of you and may still be. I think it's quite normal.
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