Yeah, that makes sense. We both have lives that don’t involve each other. We live so far apart, therefore our separate lives never intertwine. He thinks it’s “sheer madness” to maintain such intense feelings from this distance. But I can’t help it, and I’m sure he knows that by now.

My emotional hangover feels like a mini grieving process. It can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days. I cry, I sleep a lot, I move in slow motion, I feel heavy and distracted, and eventually, I snap out of it. Different things tend to trigger these feelings.

Also…thank you for talking this through with me. It’s hard opening up, but talking through it does help. It’s the next best thing to therapy.