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I know that my ex still thinks of me. 2 weeks ago

A friend of mine was talking to him online, and he said that he doesn’t know why she wants to be friends with him, and he doesn’t think that any of his old friends (who I am also friends with) like him after everything that’s happened.

He keeps mentioning how I’m with some “fat kid” now, but says he “doesn’t care about it.”
The “fat kid” he is referring to is my best friend, who my ex always thought had a crush on me while we were together.

I realized that my ex is jealous of my friend (who he thinks I am dating), which is why he keeps insulting him and bringing him up in conversations about me. He also seems to regret what he did because it made him insecure about some of his friendships.

He’s a very insecure boy altogether, and he still thinks of me and feels something about our old relationship.

I know that I am important, even to him- and, deranged as it is, knowing that he his hurting because of me makes me feel better.

I will show him that I am happy and better off without him. :)
It’s just too bad for his new girlfriend, who has no idea what she’s in for, or all the baggage that comes with a jerk like my ex.

He still thinks of me, and I know that he misses the life he had with me, including the friendships we shared.

And he can repress his feelings all he wants- they will eventually resurface, and I will be long over him by then. And he can forget about any chance of friendship or reconciliation then- I know better and am too good for that! =D



Progressing One Day at a Time 3 weeks ago

My boyfriend of around three years mistreated me, and I finally broke up with him around two months ago. I gave him many more chances than he deserved, and I know that leaving him was the right decision.

However, I am having difficulty getting over him. When I think of the things he did, I feel like I hate him… But when I let my guard down, I still miss him, and I still dream of him frequently.

I’m pretty far into the recovery stage. I’ve already tried to forgive him for his mistakes, and I’ve forgiven myself for my own mistakes and weaknesses.

Things turned downhill for me again when I found out that he had a new girlfriend. I made the mistake of contacting him, and only hurt myself more. However, I’ve come to terms with the fact that my ex was a jerk, and if I were still with him, he would probably be doing all the same things with this new girl- he would just be doing them behind my back.

Thinking back on “the good times” still makes me feel like crying, and remembering how badly he treated me still makes me want to rip his head off.
But I know that someday I’m going to get over this, and I will find someone better.

I can’t wait for that day to come.



It's difficult to be friends with an ex. 1 month ago

Recently my relationship of three years with this person ended, leaving me heartbroken. I had to move due to personal problems and we decided to continue talking to each other. I began to feel



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It was a short one so why is it so HARD???? 2 months ago

We met and I liked him and felt a connection almost immediately but no physical attraction really. It took a couple months for me to see him in a different light. With months of time slowly unfolding whatever it was that was pulling me to him I caved with much deliberation I initiated contact outside of work. Worked and we quickly became involved in a quick bonding experience and both were sharing that we thought we could be each others soul mates.

For 3 short months it was heaven. And well you all know how it goes but its so hard to understand because we were happy and normal until 2 things happened and then bam he was nearly silent not that affectionate. I knew because I’m just intuitive I guess but then anger grew as he wouldn’t tell me what was wrong. Finally I found out and the answers he gave me I calmed but never did understand, probably never will. But I did confront him as we text daily STILL so you can imagine how hard that is, I’m sure. I’ve said and done things I should have really but I’m just trying to move on or at least appear to have and see. Ideally I’d rather not get over him but even if some miracle occurred it will not be the same and I need to get over what has happened regardless or it would only cause more issues.

Any help would be great. It’s been a month and I still cry at an instant about little things. Its much better but still there.



dumped like the truck 4 months ago

my first love. i’m sad and mad, and i just want to get over him as quickly as humanly possible.



I believe everything happens for a reason.. 5 months ago

People change so you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you can appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so that you will eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes, good things fall apart, so better things can fall together.



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Six Month Check-in 5 months ago

As many of you already know, the rebound just leaves a bad taste in your mouth. I don’t want to disregard the need for a rebound, but after you’ve been in love, casual sex just…isn’t what it was in college.
But now that time has passed I have succeeded in letting go of a lot of the bitterness and forced hatred. You can’t force yourself to hate someone anymore than you can force yourself to love someone…or stop loving someone. I loved my fiancee. I thought I could make a life with him. And all the hurt and bitterness and failure is okay. I don’t have to force myself to get over it at record speed anymore.
I’m focusing on my 43 things. I’ve been checking things off the list in this past six months. The most significant of which is that only a few days ago, I moved to South Korea to teach English. Talk about a clean slate.
And though he’s treated me with disregard and disrespect, and thrown away all the forevers we promised eachother. I’m no longer full of fury and rage. He still tries to keep contact. And I absolutely LOVE that he has no idea where I am now, that from the tone of his e-mails, he wonders about me. That’s petty I know. But significant growth is slow. If I live for every moment here, all of the things related to him will fade and I’ll be ready to wish him well and leave it at that. And maybe I’ll find love again. A much better, truer love, that doesn’t punk out when the chips are down.



just got dumped 5 months ago

We’ve together for a year and I was in love with him. I actually thought he will be my partner for life. Then he declared his love for someone else on the phone while I was there, I kicked him out. I demanded a commitment from him. Then he broke up with me because he needed to sort his life out. I am so angry right now but I know deep in my heart that this is the best thing to happen to me but I just can’t handle the pain. I have to forget him!!!!!!!



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To Get Over My Ex-Boyfriend 6 months ago

I have been dating this guy for 2 maybe 2 1/2 years and he is the sweetest guy i know and he is so cute and we got along perfectly
but when he had to move away it made it difficult for us to see each other and be together so we told each other that it was impossible to keep this up and i told him to find someone new i had no idea that when he found someone new that i would hurt this much. Everytime i see Kyle Loves Jessica On msn or facebook i wanna cry but i know that i should be over it and when i go to find someone else its impossible where i live and go to school. im not the most popular person so i dont even bother tring to find someone new because its near impossible, but one day when i find someone i really love i know i will be over him and never look back.



Get over him 7 months ago

We were together for 4 wonderfull years and one sunday it all ended.This was 4 weeks ago than one day after all the pain i had suffered and after i was trying to cope without him he called and wanted to see me he totalled his car(this was his priced possession) He and i talked and than yelled until i said idk how you can stop loving someone in 3 weeks and he said it took two. that completely shattered me. I also found out he was hangin out with one of my friends eventhough in my heart i know it was just in a friendly way i feel she should have told me i feel betrayed.

Anyways that day he called me all night and we started talking however when i asked if he wanted us to be together he said he didn’t know. The entire last week we played phone tag he called when i wouldn’t and i called when he wouldn’t. Finally on friday he looked for me and went to my house i asked if he was seeing anyone and he said no he just had a friend but he hadn’t kissed her or anything however he was still talking to my “friend” eventhough her bf and she are back together that made me mad. On sunday he texted me to leave him alone so i need to move on. I had hopes for him and I b/c i thought what we had was great. we were each other’s first and were together for a while but i guess not. now i don’t know how to do it. I dont know what to do to get him out of my mind. Specially because i feel he will come back. But logically i know he won’t. He’s probably with someone else i know this b/c i check his account and know he’s been going places. What to do? i’m goig to fla this weekend but i’m not even lookig forward to going almost as if i won’t have fun.



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