Strange Feeling
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| Sun, 05-20-2007 - 11:21pm |
I am new to these boards. I broke up with my boyfriend of 5.5 years in January... almost four months now. I still have a lot of emotions about it, a lot of questions. But one thing stands out as the most striking sensation.
When I see pictures of him now on Facebook or wherever, I feel this strange sensation wash over me that I don't actually know him at all. It's been a few weeks since we spoke (on the phone) but he just graduated college and I have no idea what's going on in his life. He just seems so foreign to me now. It's so bizarre because we were best friends for five years. If nothing else, I would like to remain his friend, but things are weird right now, as they are supposed to be I guess.
Has anyone else experienced this? When I look at him, it's like I'm seeing a stranger. I don't know who he is anymore. And he doesn't know me. But it's so weird because we shared so much for so long. It's an absurd feeling. I'm just wondering, I guess, if this is remotely normal or if I am a nutcase.
Thanks!

You're not a nutcase, I got the same feeling the last time I saw my ex-husband, which was a year ago for legal purposes. I was like, "I was actually married to that man? Shared my life with him for over ten years? Impossible."
It happens, it's normal, keep going.
Hi magintern,
I agree you are not a nutcase. I had that same feeling about an ex this year.