I See my Ex is 'in a relationship' on Facebook.

@dream_ozn (1754)
Singapore
April 4, 2013 4:19am CST
this morning while going through my FB feed, i saw my Ex has change his relationship status to 'in a relationship'. However, he did not put who he was attached to. I have been in a relationship with this guy for the past 6 years. We had broken up in September last year, so that makes us single for 7 months now. For some reason perhaps differences in values and habits we became unsuitable and after some long struggle, we managed to break up after many tries. I know we are already not connected in anyway, but somehow when i saw his relationship status this morning, I still felt some indescribable feeling inside me and the whole morning I just keep thinking about our past. Any of you mylotters have any advice for me? I thought i was over him, so why do I still feel like that? I hopeit's just my curiosity which would fade after a few hours?
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7 responses
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
4 Apr 13
So you get to thinking..." he has really move on, and I am left alone..". I think it is usually the initial reaction of any person with the same situation. But think of it this way. You can also find another much better person. Just you wait and see!
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
6 Apr 13
Hi, dream_ozn! I have also felt the way you are feeling now. Although it was not through a message in Facebook. But the fact that my ex chose his peace and went back to his wife just made it official.And although that I am sure that he does not love his wife any longer, he just had to stick with her, first of all, they were married and second of all, his wife will never allow him to be part of their children's life whom he really loves. I just need to convince myself that it was for the best for everyone.
@dream_ozn (1754)
• Singapore
5 Apr 13
Hey Jenny, THank you for your reply. Yes, you are spot on. That was my initially feeling when i saw his changed FBstatus. Although we have broken up about 7 months back. Somehow it still feels fragil and now that he really has a girlfriend, I feel like I'm really really alone and he has moved on. I'm no longer the one in his life. However, we have broken up and i have to accept this face. You are right, i will definitely find someone better and i will have a better future ahead of me. I'll wait and let everyone know about it:) thank you so much : ) you already made me feel better. Hey Arahmae14, You are right in the way that i'm jealous too. But do i still love him? i'm not too sure about that part thou. I know that i might have some lingering feelings becuase we have been together for 6 years so regardless i still feel something but I don't think i want to get back together with him. Yes, i really wnat to meet someone better and i hope it comes real soon :)
• Philippines
4 Apr 13
Maybe you only feel sad after seeing his relationship is because you haven't met someone or someone who can replace him. Unconsciously, you feel a bit jealous because you still love him. But don't worry! You'll find someone better one day...
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
5 Apr 13
You feel insecure because he found another way sooner than you did. And that hurts your self esteem. you may not have feelings for him, but you still have some self-esteem that is still vulnerable. That's what I think, anyway.
@dream_ozn (1754)
• Singapore
5 Apr 13
Hey aja, thank you verymuch for your reply You are right. I kind of feel insecure about myself and i start to wonder if there's anythign wrong with me. He has found someone sooner than me. I know this is not about any competition because relationships are difficult to explain to begin wtih. it has definitely hurt my self-esteem and it is my self-esteem that is vulnerable. Thank you for your advice :)
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
4 Apr 13
I think it is just natural since you had a relationship with that man for six years. You were feeling curious about him since he is your ex. You and him split up 7 months ago and you are not still in love with him. Soon you will get used to the fact he is in a new relationship with someone else.
@dream_ozn (1754)
• Singapore
5 Apr 13
Hey maximax, THank you for your comments, it really means alot to me. I'm so happy that you have told me that all these feeling i'm experiencing is natural because we have been together for 6 years and only broken just recently. I'm am definitely not in love with him any longer (i nod my head as i read this phrase). It's only curiosity and nothing else. I'll get used to it in no time :) thank you so much for your reply. You have definitely made me feel so much better about myself :)
@babyEj (1522)
• Philippines
4 Apr 13
It will fade , I know. It's just a matter of curiosity. They say it won't be easy to tell that you don't care for a person whom you had loved. There's still that indescribable feeling of attachment but that's nothing more than a feeling unless you wanted to pursue to make something new out of the old days. :)
@dream_ozn (1754)
• Singapore
5 Apr 13
Hey babyEj, Thank you very much for your reply, it really means alot to me. Thank you for letting me know that it will fade and making me even more sure that all these is just a matter of curiosity whcih will fade within a few days. It's true, it won't be easy to totally not care for a person whom i had once love and it was for 6 years. You are right, it's the indescribable feeling of attachments because of the times we once had together. Exactly, there nothing more that some weird feeling of attachment but no. I do not want to pursue anything more. I'm happy with my life now and i think we are really not suitable for each other. It's just the times in the past that i sometimes think of and will reminisce. That's it ;)
• India
4 Apr 13
try to not think that much about him , i think you think a lot about him and that is the reason. try to think if now he is just a stranger of just a cousin.... then your feeling will come dawn.. i have a cousin whenever he break with his gf then he chage his everything in fb...
@dream_ozn (1754)
• Singapore
5 Apr 13
Hey extremefun4fun, Thank you very much for your reply, it really means alot to me. you are right, I still do think about him occassionally. Thinking about our past during certain parts of the day. However, graudally, i realise that i start thinking lesser about him already. You are right, since we have been together for 6 years, he has been a part of me in the past and this is a fact that i cannot change. So you are right, i should start thinking of him as a cousin. I do have some cousins where I'm not that close to and i don't talk to much but i only get updates of the on Fb. And this is a very good idea. I should try to think of him as a distant relative. And then I'll realise that this is just a person who had been in my past, but no longer in my future. I will just glimse through his status if he does have any. Whatever he posts from today onwards, it will just be another post by a 'cousin'. Thanks :)
@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
4 Apr 13
hi, dream_ozn. i think this is just natural. you were together for 6 years so it won't easy to fall out love and forget him. you've already broken up, yes, but this doesn't mean that no traces of the feelings have been left in you. i think you will only get over him completely if you find another one. memories of him will be overshadowed by this new relationship and soon they will just fade away. if you really don't want to know anything about him, customize your facebook in a manner that he remains your friend but you don't receive updates from him. in this way, you won't get bothered or uneasy when he starts uploading photos of him and his gf.
@dream_ozn (1754)
• Singapore
5 Apr 13
Hey Dagami, Thank you very much for your reply, it really means alot to me. Thank you for letting me know that all these is just natural. You are right, we were together for 6 years and that really is not short. Although there were problems and issues between us whcih caused us to break up in the end, I still have some feeligns inside me, but that is definitely not the love that we once had. I can say that i'm kind of over him, but not over him completely yet. Thank you so much for reinforcing that the feelings that i have will fade and i will not feel like that forever. It really means alot to me. However, somtimes when i see his status update on FB, i really get affected. Especially the one where he changed his relationship status to attached, it has really affected me for about a day or two. It's really a good idea to block his updates. However, i'm not too sure if i want to do that because i'm kind of curious to see his new girlfriend. However, if this is what i choose, i will then have to bear the consequences. Because for sure, i will get affected again when i see the photos of him and his new girlfriend. Not quite sure what to do here.
• India
13 Apr 13
Thanks for sharing, face book has no privacy any more, all can see, i hate this.