- Date posted
- 30w
Happily married and thoughts about my ex
I had a 3 year long relationship (I was 15 when we started dating). I always wanted to get married young, he claimed that we could do that a few years later. There were problems at the end of the relationship (he was really into sports, it was almost his priority, his mother didn't want that we would spend so much time together...). I started to feel that he is lying to me (about his wishes regarding our future) because he didn't want to loose me. He proposed (2 months before we broke up) but it was probably only to make me happy (a shut up ring basicallyđ). After our breakup it was a hard time for me, I also lost my only and best friend and I was alone after 3 years. I focused on myself, but because of my loneliness I had dating apps. I met a lot of new people, it was never serious. It always somehow ended. 6 months later I met my now husband, he was (and is) amazing, caring, loving...he is everything I wanted. He understood my trauma from the previous relationship. Unfortunately my ROCD has started that time, it was awful. But he was there for me. We soon ended up getting married despite my anxiety. I love him, he is like my best friend. But now my OCD got worse. I have thoughts like I don't love him, how do I know for sure that I love him? What if I'm in denial...The last month I have really often thoughts about my ex, a lot of things remind me of him, I dream about getting back together, I'm comparing him to my husband. I have really bad anxiety, I have thoughts like what if I love my ex, what if I have to leave my husband because of this...it is so bad. I don't want to loose him. I had also urges to stalk my ex on social media in the past, yesterday I had to do it to analyze if I'm feeling something (he has a new girlfriend and posts her a lot). I can't even describe what I felt..anger, sadness, jealousy?, but it was so weird, I have also thoughts that I hope that he knows that I'm married, that he is jealous, I wish that they break up...I'm so ashamed, I don't want to lie to myself, to my husband...I don't want to hurt him, he is such a good person, I don't want to leave him, our marriage...I don't understand what that all means... I'm so sorry for the long text...I just really need to talk with someone about it...