"In order to tell whether you have a haunting ex, ask yourself how frequently you think or talk about former significant others. Is it only when specifically prompted or relevant? Or do you tend to bring up your ex a lot? If your response to a friend or a date going to the bathroom is like "Oh, you're going to the bathroom, my ex used to go to the bathroom," then maybe, just maybe, you have a haunting ex."
"Also, check how you instinctually respond when any of your exes are mentioned in any way. Is it reasonably neutral or do you still have strong feelings, either positive or negative, like love, anger, or even hate? If you haven't yet moved on emotionally from a relationship, even though enough time has supposedly elapsed, then you may have a haunting ex."
A haunting ex is a former significant other who continues to occupy disproportionate mental, emotional, or practical space in the present. Frequent thoughts or mentions of an ex, persistent strong feelings—positive or negative—and instinctual reactions when an ex is referenced are signs of a haunting ex. Continued contact through social media interactions, texts, calls, or repeated encounters can sustain that influence. Such presence can inhibit forming and maintaining healthy current relationships. Establishing full closure and taking deliberate steps to remove that influence are necessary to move forward.
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