Do you ever get a pang when you think of a past love?

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Just that, really. I wonder how common it is. I don’t mean thinking of them in a nosey way but when you think of someone and it pulls your heart a bit and makes you feel sad. I remember an ex bf said you never get over relationships, you just push them down and bury the feelings.

I think that was more a reflection on him maybe but I definitely do feel that with one relationship, as not great as it was, I still years on feel sad about it and wish for what could’ve been.

What at @KUdos6 said.

Or if you haven't moved on to something bigger and better.

Try not to romanticise things in your head op.

I think you find when you get a new partner he wont be on your mind

I'm a widow so of course.

Yes I still get pangs for mine from time to time. Not an ex per se, but we met through work and got along like a house on fire. I was in an abusive long term relationship and had checked out a while back because of it. We had a ONS and despite both of us admitting feelings for one another, I was going through way too much in my own life without dragging him into it. We agreed to leave it be and I moved very far away about one year after this all happening. I suppose the pangs are because it ended before it started, and I end up kicking myself for giving up the chance at such a great thing.