1. Have you gone at least a week without any contact?
You remember those days where your ex made you feel so fuckin miserable? Why keep in contact with someone who you couldn't stand? Makes no sense to me at all. Do you think they really want to talk to you if you two argued all the time or had some kind of disagreement? I think not. They just feel bad for you probably. Now if you aren't talking to your ex this is a huge step for you. Good look!
2. Are you able to delete your ex's contact info from your phone?
Please hold onto nothing. It ended for a reason; do you honestly think they have your number in their phone? If they do, they are not over you either. I am sure you are keeping it for those "just in case" moments, when you wana call just in case, send a card just in case, but when you get to that point where you don't give a F about those "just in case" moments you are moving right on with your life. To be honest I wouldn't spit on my ex if he was on fire to help put it out.
3. You stopped wondering what your ex is up to.
I have no reason to care what my ex is doing. Neither should you. I know that being with someone for a while means you cared....blah blah blah, who cares now? You're too busy living your own life to spend any time thinking about what kind of toilet paper he is using or whether he is at a movie. It is just no longer relevant to you.
4. Your heart goes pitter patter for someone else
This is a huge move for you at this point, you are single and you are dating around.A new interest means you are opening up and your ex is moving further and further into your past. Who has time to worry about a break up when there are more intriguing people in your life? You won’t catch me being worried about my bald headed ex when I got a pty texting and calling me.
5. You don't compare your new relationship to the old one.
BIGGEST FUCKIN TURN OFF! Who wants to hear about someone’s ex every other day? When you no longer do this it means your ex is no longer relevant to your love life anymore. She/he is only holding you back if you are doing this. Let go and go with the freakin flow because people don't care about the past.
6. No more "what if's?"
When you get to the point where you no longer try to add up what went wrong you are over your ex. I never sit around saying well what if I did x, y, and z, and got a different outcome. LOOK, it happened how it was suppose to happen! So move on!
When I realized I no longer let my past hold me back I got so much further. I felt so much stronger. Either get back with your ex or forget them because it can definitely ruin any future relationships.