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Is it true to get over someone you have to get under someone

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CustardCloud · 16/07/2026 17:51

Do you think it’s true you need to get under someone to get over someone? split with my ex many years ago (I won’t say how long as it was a really long time) but in that time I still feel like I’ve never really got over him, I think about him a lot still and wonder what could have been or what he is up to. I sometimes feel like im still living in the past and haven’t “moved on.” A few people have said to me the reason is because I haven’t met anyone else, and that I need to “get under someone to get over someone” do you think this is true? Does this actually work to make you move on? I’ve never really been one for a fling or causal sex and haven’t wanted to date but also hate that im “not over him” but is it the only way some people get over someone?

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CustardCloud · 16/07/2026 18:14

I don’t think a new hobbies gonna quite cut it lol

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BiteSizedLife · 16/07/2026 18:13

Someone or someTHING.

New man, new job, new house, new hobby, relocation....

Phantastick · 16/07/2026 17:59

I think it works. Seems to break a psychological thread plus you feel desired by someone new and it’s usually fun.

WonderingWanda · 16/07/2026 17:58

No not really because lots of people are glad to split with their ex. It sounds like you were not keen to split but he left you. It's hard to know if that's because you still owe him or just feeling raw from being jilted. There's no guarantee that starting a relationship with someone new will fix these feelings.