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I want my ex husband back!

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millypeggyandpandora · 23/03/2021 17:18

Please help me decide what to do ladies.
I divorced my husband of 20 years in 2019 after finding out he was having an affair while working abroad.
I have tried to move on, I have a new partner and I moved in with him just before lockdown last year. We now live in a village 1 hour from my old home. He is kind and we have interests in common, but sex is dire and I now feel bored, and trapped.
I think of my ex husband every day and make excuses to communicate with him. He is still with the ow and my oldest adult daughter lives with him. He admits he still loves me and I have told him I still love him. I long to rewind the clock and be in the old family home again surrounded by my friends and with my ex.
My new partner and I have spoken about moving somewhere more rural next January time. Part of me thinks I should do this as a new start but I think my longing for ex and boredom would continue. The most honest thing to do would be to move back near my friends and family on my own wouldn't it? Or would I then just be recreating the past and trying to get my ex back?
Please tell me what you think ? I need the unbiased opinion of strangers Smile

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Hibiki · 04/08/2025 22:48

If I ever wanted to get back with my ex I’d have a designated person at the ready to slap some sense into me.
You need to remember why he’s an ex, if you did end up getting back together with him, what would life look like? I’m betting it’d be the same, could you ever trust him?

PaperMachePanda · 04/08/2025 22:52

Hibiki · 04/08/2025 22:48

If I ever wanted to get back with my ex I’d have a designated person at the ready to slap some sense into me.
You need to remember why he’s an ex, if you did end up getting back together with him, what would life look like? I’m betting it’d be the same, could you ever trust him?

Why did you resurrect such an old thread?

Hibiki · 04/08/2025 23:08

I didn’t even register the date! It was on my feed. Maybe as I’m a new user might be the reason.

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