Is it normal for me to still love my ex?

I've heard that it takes the same amount of years to get over someone as it did for the duration of the relationship. So if you dated for 6 years, you will recover in 6 years. I understand this sounds like poppycock and it could very well be.

My main point is, your ex has moved on, so why can't you?

Don't waste life using your ex as an excuse for your commitment issues. Perhaps you have unresolved issues with your ex that you need to forget. In any relationship, love in moderation and hate in moderation.

Maybe you're scared to loose a loved one all over again and be hurt all over again, I don't know, I have never been in your situation.

You have to heal yourself, and talk things through with a psychologist. Clearly, you have made attempts with other women, so you're definitely not destined for celibacy. You just need to let go.

Yes. But you have to live in the now. If you can't live in the now, stop dating, no one will ever be good enough. Then go buy a sex doll you can glue a picture of your ex on it's face and be with them forever, or until the warranty expires.

Unfortunately, this is more normal than it should be. When I was dating, I avoided like the plague people with this kind of ex baggage. You need to find your strength back. Stop dating until you know you’re emotionally available. Otherwise, it’s mean to the other people.

Therapy.

You refer to her as your "ex", but then say she was "taken away". Was she kidnapped by the mafia? Abducted by aliens? "Taken away" is an odd way of saying that a woman has found someone else she'd rather spend her time with.

Frankly, you come across as pretty pathetic. I have to wonder if you've put your ex up on a pedestal because that way you know no real, live woman can ever compare to her, so you don't need to risk trying to establish a relationship with one. The fact is that your ex left you, and you have to accept that. If you have an ounce of self-respect, you should be saying that she couldn't be all that great since she couldn't see your positive qualities. You can wallow in self-pity and pointless obsession if you want, but your life is wasting away as you do.

Move on.