Distancing yourself from an ex?
My ex-boyfriend and I have remained very close since breaking up. So close in fact that we still go away on weekend trips together and sleep in the same bed (but nothing physical happens between us). Sometimes we even fall asleep holding hands the same way that we did when we were a couple. We still hug and he's always rubbing my back or touching me in some way. It's very confusing but I put up with it because I keep hoping he'll change his mind and we'll get back together but it's been a year and a half since we broke up and we're still not back together. Now he's taken another woman on a 3 week holiday with him. He's not interested in her other than as a friend and they are not sharing the same bed however I'm really jealous. I know I have no right to be because we're no longer a couple but it hurts. I know I'm crazy to even be in this predictament but no matter how hard I've tried I just can't seem to walk away from him (and I have tried on several occasions). Any suggestions other than telling me I'm nuts (which I already know).
Comment on hidden123's post
He ended our 4 year relationship by email telling me that he "felt a complete lack of chemistry". I have tried to discuss our relationship with him several times since then and all I ever get in response is "I don't know what to say". Not helpful, I know. I'm an attractive woman and I keep myself in good shape so the fact that he can lie in bed with me and not even want to have anything physical with me is very painful. He seems to want every other aspect of our relationship to remain the same except for that and he has made no effort whatsoever to meet anyone else since the break up.
Comment on JohnDaman407's post
She is 5'0 and weighs 300 lbs (at least) and is so homely she could frighten rats so no I don't believe he's having sex with her.
Comment on kcomissiong's post
Sleeping in the same bed is a platonic action? So we're not the only ex's/friends who sleep together in the same bed? I thought that was strange but apparently everyone does it and it's just a "most" platonic action. Good to know. Is my face red.