[DespondentDaisy]

I feel bad. I broke up with my ex and I know it was for good reasons, but now I feel sad about it. Sad for him and thinking maybe it was a mistake. Though there's were some issues that contributed to why I eventually broke up with him (I posted about it recently here). Is this normal? I think perhaps I felt like this before and I just forget because it's been so long since I broke up with past bf's I don't remember (besides the verbally abusive and controllling bf I broke up with and the times I was dumped). I feel really bad. It's doesn't help that he won't be moving out until friday, two weeks and two days after I ended things with him. (and I work with a couple of his friends). Maybe that's why? Because in the past I wasn't living with the person we each had our alone time to deal with it. Ugh, this isn't good.
My ex was just texting me how he doesn't understand what he did wrong, when I told him already a couple times now why I ended it with him. Plus he's still touchy feely more that I'd like, often hugging me or kissing my neck softly during the hug or kissing my hand. I don't know how to tell him to stop this. I feel terrible that I hurt him. He's a great guy and while I feel I still love him, he's not the one for me. Is that messed up? I read the following article the night of, before he got home and we had the talk(sorta to mp myself up a bit), I guess this is part of what I'm going through?

http://www.lifescript.com/life/relat...e_a_loser.aspx

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[storm cloud]

It is normal to feel sad. you just ended a relationship with somebody! i would be surprised if you didn't.

[summeryoga]

You're grieving. Let yourself grieve/mourn the loss of this relationship. It's totally OK and healthy to feel sad, even if the breakup was good. Time and space DO help, I promise ...