Dreaming of my ex boyfriend

[Mamatsiari]

I have dated my ex boyfriend for almost 6 years before he decided to break up with me. I have exepted that but I tend to remember him. Though lately I have moved on with my curent boyfreind, I still dream of him as often. I dream about him holding my hands and I am holding his. We would talk foralong time before I realise that everything around us, is memories about us being together. The body would be of my ex but the face would be of my current boyfriend. I can't seem to understand what this dream means. Please help

[hopefulforfuture]

@dreamer ... have been there twice ... its hard .. but ultimately we will emerge  . Its called grieving process ... Its not forgetting... it takes time and goes through stages of denial , anger , then finally acceptance (refer the google )  .  

When in the initial stage we think it can just be forgotten but its not as simple as that  ...Get some support for yourself and u know what my first girlfriend and another best friend supported me during my last breakup  ... But that helped tremendously .., best wishes

[dreamer13605]

I'm like that too, me and my ex broke up 3 weeks ago, well he was the one who decided to let this go, because if his friends, so I just let him be. It did hurted me for 5 seconds, but I still think of I try not to miss him, I'm trying to move on. Making my goals cine true, because those are my important dreams. He told me he doesn't want to hurt me no more, and that I deserve a better guy than him, I mean we promised so many things together, he was not like that, at the first moments he was gentle, sweet, and treated me right. Now that he graduate he changed so much, he also told me he wants to love me as if was his last day if life. He choose his boys than me, it's so hard to forget some one, who gave you so much. I hope one day he will regret it for losing me. I did everything for him now he let it go. I don't know help me please, I want to stop dreaming about him. What does it means?? Why am I keep dreaming about him? When I'm trying to forget him??

[specialmom]

Hi there and welcome to the forum.  Ya know, this is actually very very common.  Our subconsious tries to work things out and dreaming of ex's happens.  It doesn't mean you haven't moved on or want to be with the ex.  It just means he's still in your memory.  I have had an occasional dream of an old boyfriend and I've been married almost 13 years and with my husband almost 16!  I haven't seen nor talked to nor actively thought of any old boyfriends in ages.  But once in a blue moon, there is a dream of some sort.  I also dream of my first house I lived in alone as an adult.  Why, I don't know but have many dreams of myself in that house.  I don't want to move back there or anything but it was a part of my life and I'm very familiar with it----  so the dreams happen.  Same with ex's.  Try not to worry about it and know it has nothing to do with your real life.  Peace