I am really proud of myself. In the last two weeks I have made huge strides in getting over my ex-girlfriend. I hope that this story might help other people in my situation.
A little background: My ex and I have been broken up for the last 3 months. We were together for a little over 2 years. She initially broke up with me, explaining that she felt smothered. I was crushed as she was my first real love. I am 24 years old and am no stranger to dating and relationships, this was honestly just the first girl I truly fell in love with. I came to find out that she actually had broken up with me for her previous long term ex-boyfriend. I made up every excuse in the book for her. I made it my fault. I made it reasonable, telling myself that it was my fault for getting involved so deeply with a woman that was clearly not over her ex.
She has continued to drag this on for the entire three months. We initially didn't talk but in the last 2 months, we have talked regularly. She has told me repeatedly that she misses me and that she thinks about getting back together. But she also flip flops and sometimes gets irritated when I talk about "us." And all the while I recently found out she was still with her ex-boyfriend. She has been trying to string me along, one because she I'm sure is thinking that she doesn't want to let me go, and two because she doesn't want to be alone when this fails with her ex.
Finally I have realized that while I honestly wasn't good enough for her in some aspects (otherwise she wouldn't be with her ex now), she is honestly not good enough for me. Her actions have proven she is not good enough for me. I will not settle for a woman who would do this to me. She is the one who did this and it was not my choice. I want someone who wants me for me. I will not settle for anything less.