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[quote=Anonymous]Ex and I dated two years but long distance and agreed on a mutual breakup due to circumstances (distance and neither being able to move for the next 10-15 years at least). We had discussed it to death prior to breaking up and parted very amicably. This happened about a month ago. On Sunday, I saw a photo of him with a beautiful female friend on social media; they looked very cozy sitting at a table, leaning toward each other, and he had his arm around her. We are both divorced and have kids and it’s not like this is my first breakup, but I just felt tears roll down my face. I got myself together and put the phone away but it’s taken me 48 hours to get back to where I was on Saturday in terms of processing the breakup.

Now I’m wondering, what other setbacks or triggers should I expect after a long distance relationship ended so it doesn’t take me by surprise? Thankfully there’s not much in my immediate environment to remind me of him. Inevitably, he will contact me at some point since we still have a professional relationship and agreed to remain friends but I know to expect that so I can handle it. It was just the surprise of this picture that really got me.  I guess a new relationship and more photos, etc. are most likely?

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