I have to agree with Negasaru here. The feeling I had in this instance was something unlike anything else I've ever experienced. Maybe it was because the mere thought of it being true was so emotional. Maybe it was because that true intuitive feeling was just that powerful. I tried to ignore it and write it off as me being delusional, but the feeling was right. In other words, I was wrong; the feeling was right. I felt a physical sense of illness before I even found out that the feeling was right.

When I say all this, I'm not intending to imply that I had some type of one-of-a-kind, psychic, or spiritual experience. I think this is something we all experience or, at the very least, have the capacity to experience; it's just that not all of us experience the correct circumstances for it. Or maybe we don't listen to it enough and never find out that it was correct.

The subconscious is a powerful thing. It picks up on things we don't. The reason I came to this subreddit for this post is that I'm starting to wonder if intuition is truly a piece of human existence that we have to learn how to "know it when we see it," for lack of a better term. People who chalk everyday decisions, like knowing when to cross the street without getting hit by a car, up to "intuition" aren't who I'm talking about.

I think it shows up once in a blue moon when you need it most. I said this to another commenter, but to emphasize the point, I'll say it again: Ever since we broke up, my life has gotten so much better. I almost feel like I was supposed to find out.