It is so true what you say about the neural pathways taking a while to repave. This is exactly what I am stuck on and you articulated it so well. Eight months on, it seems that everything reminds me of my ex even though on a rational level I accept that the relationship is over. It’s a slow process but I’m finding that I just need to keep countering the feelings evoked by memories by reminding myself why the relationship didn’t work and the lessons that I take into the future.

Thanks for writing this.