Does my ex still have feelings?

[Anon778833]

When my ex drops our daughter off with me after contact time, he kisses me on the forehead and quite often asks for a hug.

I'm assuming this isn't the usual thing with exes?

Nope- I'd say not usual. Are you comfortable with him doing this?

It kind of goes over my head. But I have trouble processing my feelings.

Yuck 🤢. No not normal and if my exH tried to kiss my forehead he’d get a knee in the particulars!

😂

It's also possible he wants to set up a sexual relationship with you, or he's a narcissist keeping his supply in his orbit.

Don't worry about what he wants, what do you want?

naw, that is a form of manipulation in my opinion. If he was the one to leave, then he is simply put keeping you on the back burner should whatever he is playing with at the moment not work out, but that is just my pessimistic opinion and experience.

If this is a new behavior, and he has never displayed this before, its the above.
if this is something he has always done, to his mum, sister or whoever, and this is just him, then no he is just sowing you kindness and respect I suppose, but the pessimist in me says he wants something from you, sex, but nothing else.

Why are you wondering about this? Which way do you want it to go?

He didn't leave - it was Covid issues that split us up. He has done this from the beginning of when we split up, really. He did say his attraction for me never went away.

We aren't really a very good match because we have different opinions but I think the attraction is still there. Maybe that's what's going on.

My ex gives me a kiss on the cheek sometimes when he’s travelling overseas as and I’ve dropped him off. But I see that as more a general goodbye to a friend, a forehead kiss id say definitely has some feelings attached to it