well it could go either way....if i were you i really wouldnt have thrown them out if you dont think she is going to be long term marriage material...why throw out something for someone who isnt going to be with you forever...and said you said NEW girlfriend...im sure you dont know yet.....now from a girls point of view....i know how painful it is to know that my boyfriend (who WILL eventually be my husband) has pictures of his ex girlfriend....and how he did love her at one point....i asked him to put them away...not nessecarily throw them out...plus that was your wife and even though she is your ex....she was still your wife....is there copies you can get? Or perhaps retrieve them somehow? Im not sure what to tell you in order to get them back....but i think you shoulda just put them away instead of throwing them out...but thats my opinion....and if there is no way to get them back than you should put the past behind you and try to figure out a way to remember those memories....whether it be writing in a journal of the events or something....good luck....sorry if i was not helpful...