The awkwardness after a breakup: What goes through your mind?

[Anonymous]

You know that awkwardness after a breakup when you're around your ex? Why are you being "awkward", what goes through your mind?

I personally tend to love them(whether I told them or not) and really want them in my life but am hurt we're not together and don't know how to act( we can't act like before) and I don't want them to know I'm hurt.

[Coleen]

I think things like; I really want to key your car, flatten your tires, screw your best guy friend, throw a drink in your face. Well, that is if it was a bad ending. :-)

I don't reccommend doing these things though. I have done a couple of them when I was younger and I just looked like the fool instead of him. Hahahaha... oops.

I am not saying that you were going to do those things.

Maybe if you get enough exes that you love, you can have a man heirom. Wouldn't that be fun?

[Asker]

lol. I've only had two but that would be an idea. lol!

[Anonymous]

Personally, for me, the awkwardness stems from loving him but at the same time being angry at them for all the things he did to hurt me. From his angle, I'm pretty sure that he acts awkward because he knows how much he hurt me, and he misses the closeness we once had, but he knows that we'll never be able to get it back.

[Prodege]

Well it also depends on how your ex was. If it turned out bad, you kinda want to avoid them. If it was a good relationship that you somewhat miss, its gonna feel like there is some strange tension that causes the "awkwardness". But that's just how it is for me.