I missed/miss my ex-T as if he were a lover as well, and I've also had pretty much everyone, including current Ts, say that our termination sounded more like a romantic break-up.

Hope-wise...it does get better. Unfortunately, it takes a lot longer than you want it to. It's been over a year since my termination, and I still have pain over it, but it's not crippling. It was a pretty important part of my moving on that I found another T to work with. Is that something you are considering?