Hi, I just wanted to thank you for taking the time (and bravery) to write your post. It helped me so much that I created an account on this site just to thank you!
I’m struggling with a broken heart too…and like you, I know intellectually it’s for the best. But my ex announced he had a new girlfriend just a week after we broke up too…and that is the part I am having so much trouble getting past. It makes me feel like nothing between us was authentic; that he could just easily replace me with someone else in his bed and in his life. I feel like I’ll never be able to trust my feelings again. Because I really believed he loved me and that I was special (Mostly because he told me this ALL the time!). I feel manipulated and stupid. Even as he broke up with me, he told me he loved me with all of his heart but he just wasn’t ready. And then all of a sudden the following week, he WAS ready?! But with someone else. Ugh. I know I am better off. I know I “dodged an emotionally unavailable bullet.” But it is still such a slap in the face and the pain is real.
Anyway, thank you again for your openness and honesty. I was searching around and found your post…I also found this article which you also might find helpful. It seems pretty spot on…(except for the Girlfriend part 🙂
http://rapidbreakuprecovery.com/how-your-ex-girlfriend-moved-on-so-fast/
(Hugs) We will be better by Spring! Everything just takes time…