Do I still love my ex?

I haven’t felt ready to date since breaking up with my ex. I think I might still love him, but yet I never want to get back together with him cause I hate how he treated me and cause me much anxiety by hiding things and betrayal. Why do I feel like I can't date anyone else, even though I know in my heart and mind I don’t want to date him again? I also talk to him sometimes as friends so I don’t know if that is hindering me from moving on. Thoughts?

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ShadowedWhispers

Yeah I get this. I feel similar about my soon to be ex-wife. I was with her half my life at 24 years, and married for just over 20. Three kids and all, it’s just not easy to like shut off. I’m slowly moving forward but it’s hard because as bad as she had treated me, it had become comfortable and all of this is definitely very uncomfortable.