Just ran into an ex with his new girlfriend (we broke up in February).I'm very confused - i have no romantic feeling towards my ex whatsoever. I'd never want us to have a relationship again, there is no physical attraction, and i no longer miss him, and yet this one did a number on me. I felt like i couldn't take another breath. We've been in a relationship for 3 years, living together for almost 2 (he moved to a different town after about 6 month of us dating and i went to live with him a year later). Break-up was my initiative, although i have a feeling my ex was doing everything in his power to drive me to it. It was very traumatic for me - i felt, and continue to feel used for a variety of reasons (we counitued to live together for some time after the end of things).
A couple of month after oficial "break" i found out he was dating someone he met a year before our relationship ended. They worked together and i met her a few times. Now, i always felt my ex spoke of that person in a very particular way, and pretty much had a sense that there were some emotions on his part. I even used to joke that he had a crush on that woman. Go figure I- it seems he's been plotting that one for about a year. Still it was a bit of a shock, since he still claimed to "love me" and "have a hard time seeing me".
He seems different with her - takes her places he used to hate when we were together (nothing i did could make him excited about going!). In any case, here's the punch-line: i have an opportunity to take this amazing job with the same company my ex and his new girlfriend work for, and I'm wandering if i could handle it. This is a small town, and before the offer i was considering moving alltoghether as to avoid negative flashbacks and run-ins. My ex will have to be moving to a different state (they may do long-distance, who knows), while she'll be staying at her present job.
Is taking that attractive offer a good idea, considering I'm seriously doubting my ability to ignore what happened?
thank you kindly