9 Signs You Are Not Over Your Ex

You are convinced that you are over your ex. But the truth is he exists in your thoughts, dreams, conversations and worse still dating patterns! Here are signs to suggest that you are not over your ex

1. You feel the need to talk/text him all the time
Remember you have to fall out of love after a break-up. On the contrary, you act like you are falling for your ex all over again because you have the nagging need to get-in-touch with him all the time. Somebody, I know sent a full-stop as a message to her ex from her friend's number after they broke-up. Yes desperate times call for desperate messages! 

2. You call up your friends for their support
Oh yes, to avert the need you have to talk to somebody, anybody. No actually shortlist those who are your close friends and then zero-in on those with inexhaustible patience! Just listening to your outpourings of - should you move-on or get back with him - make these poor souls go numb.

3. You get homicidal if you hear that he is dating someone else
You have moved on or at least you have managed to convince yourself that it is over. But that's just moments before you hear the breaking news that he is with that hot girl over there. Your instant reaction - I'll shoot her!

4. You Facebook stalk him and then contemplate deleting your FB accountYou check on who are your ex's new friends or his recently tagged pics, you also keep a close tab (read: check FB page) of who has commented or liked his status, comments, notes, videos and events he is attending. And if there are any new girls who are his new friends, your mind goes on an overdrive comparing who is prettier, or has cooler status messages, better taste in music… you get the drift. The competition toughens as you add cute boys to your friend's list and strategically upload pictures to prove to your ex that you are having fun. Finally, you are fed-up and think whether you should delete your FB account!

5. Your new date/crush is a just like him
How do you know you have moved on? You have got yourself a new guy and want all your friends to meet your date. But what's new because the so-called new man-in-your-life is a splitting image of your ex. You haven't moved on if you haven't broken the dating pattern!

6. Your networking skills have found a new leash - common friends
So, you have decided to let the past be, improve your social skills and meet more people. Unfortunately, the people are a bunch of friends that you and your ex have in common and the social skills involve inconspicuously finding out how the ex is doing!

7. His track, his perfume, his movie, his line, his hang-out place
You are shopping at your favourite store and then it happens - a familiar smell wafts through the air and there you stand there unable to move as you wonder is it him?! Either you turn into an emotional wreck or ferociously fight going weak in your knees. Everything that you associate with 'him' still evokes a reaction. 

8. You can't detox him out of your system
You can't physically bring yourself to delete his pics or can't part with that dress which was his favourite. There is no way you can throw away his t-shirt that he left behind or not think about him when watching that mushy movie. When you realise that you are obsessing too much about your ex, you want to become emotion-less!

9. You insist that you are over him when you are not
After saying yes to all of the above you coolly remark, "But I am over him!"

What are the other signs that suggest that you are not over your ex? Leave us a comment and let us know. Alternately you can also share how you moved on.