Is it normal to have lingering feelings for your ex?

I want to know if it's normal to still have feelings for my ex husband. We were best friends through school and got married right after graduating, we had two kids together but couldn't make our marriage work. I still get "butterflies" when he calls to talk to or about the kids. We get caught up in long conversations about our past together and keep each other informed about our families. I haven't told him about my feelings because he is remarried and I'm not the kind of person to interfere with someone's marriage. Plus if we couldn't make it work before, I doubt it would now. I like to see him happy because I still love him. And I'm not jealous of his wife I like her a lot and we get along real good. I've been told this isn't normal ex behavior. . . Is this normal?

Is It Normal?
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  • I think it is somewhat normal, you grew up together, most of all you have kids together, that will always remain between the two of you, he'll always probably have a place in your heart! However, he has moved on and hopefully you can too. He probably wishes you happiness as well.

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  • Yeah that is stupid. Ours was a mutual thing. Sometimes I wish it ended differently so i wouldnt have these feelings for him, but I'm really glad for our childrens sake it didn't. They are some of the only kids who won't ever have to worry about drama coming from their parents! And I have pretty much moved on, he's just a piece of my past I won't ever forget ( not just cause we have kids together) and I really don't want to.

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  • talk about exes i got dumped last friday cuz he likedd some other chick and he went on texing everyone he was gone dump me over my space that pussy couldent even face me!

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