hello everyone. i was with my ex from the time i was 16 and we spent 7 years together. eventually she admitted that she had cheated on me with someone else and that’s what ended the relationship.
it’s been 2 years since the breakup but i still think about her all the time. i’ve tried moving on and have been with other women since then but nothing feels the same. i can’t seem to get as comfortable or emotionally connected with anyone the way i was with her.
even when it comes to sex i end up feeling guilty afterward like i’m doing something wrong by being with someone else.
sometimes i honestly worry that this feeling is never going to fully go away.
Last updated on:2026-06-04T10:44:26+05:30
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wow! I am so sorry
my biggest fear is I will never find a similar close connection
7 years is such a long time. i was with my ex through most of my early adulthood too, and after we split it felt like everyone else was being compared to a connection that had years to grow. that kind of comfort doesn't get recreated overnight
the guilt part stood out to me. that being with someone new wasn't a betrayal of my past relationship. i had to stop treating my ex like she still held a place in my life that she had already walked away from.
i'm curious, when you think about her now, do you find yourself missing HER, or do you miss the version of yourself and your life that existed during those seven years together?