How can you know that you are 100% over your ex and are ready to start dating again? There is no guidebook to handling breakups, and even if there was, each breakup is unique, and each person handles this emotional experience differently, so there can't be a single solution that works for everybody.
With that in mind, I do think that if 10 years after a breakup you are still affected by your ex and what happened between you two, then you should definitely seek help, especially if there is someone new in your life that is also affected by your previous relationship.
That is what I would say to the couple in this Reddit story after the boyfriend walked out of his girlfriend's birthday party when he saw his ex-wife in the same restaurant. The hurt girlfriend confronted him after she returned home from dinner, but he refused to take responsibility for his actions or admit that he was still not over the breakup with his ex.
Scroll down to read the full story. After you are done, click here for another story of a bride who spent $10k on a wedding dress behind her fiance's back.
