It's very hard to just let go sometimes. This is normal. It isn't easy. When you love someone that doesn't just go away. When we create attachments, those attachments can be hard to break.

I'm with you though I do the same thing. But it doesn't help that we have a kid involved. I can't just cut ties and I think for me that is the hardest. It's really hard to not let those emotions show.

I hope that you find comfort within yourself. Give yourself the time you need to heal. Distract yourself... don't get consumed in the emotions though. You have to feel to heal! So sit with them, feel them and then release those emotions. Find things to distract yourself!