x_amount_of_words wrote:
Yes. I miss the person that I love. ...To me, he is everything. I think of him every day...I think he's in my thoughts most of the time....
Your situation is very much like my own, except that the lady with whom I am obsessed has never married and probably never will, although I certainly wish her love & happiness wherever she may find it.
My counselor would say that you must grieve the loss and move on to find new relationships.
Have you ever had "Stuck Song Syndrome"? That's where a melody gets stuck in your memory and plays over and over in your head until it starts to drive you crazy. Advertising jingles are deliberately designed to do this, as are most junk "Pop" songs. I find that the only way to get rid of a stuck melody is to play some music I love until a much better tune gets stuck in my head & replaces the annoying jingle.
I think the same thing is true for lost loves and obsessions with people who are not available to us. Finding new friends and being open to new emotional relationships will eventually replace the painful loss.
At least I am hoping this is true.
Good luck wi'dat