I'm not sure if there is a word to describe the feeling I get when I think about a past relationship were we once were deeply connected and now we are simply strangers.
I was hoping to get some words that can express this feeling.
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Sorry about that, but perhaps it is up to you to tell us how you feel, we can't know that. It could be happiness, sadness, nostalgia, remorse, even guilt; or various feelings at different times.– Weather VaneCommented Jun 26, 2018 at 19:15
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Thanks, sorry I realize now I didn't give much detail in terms of what I am feeling. It is close to nostalgia with a bit of sadness that its over but happiness that it happened.– Mike LeCommented Jun 26, 2018 at 19:29
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Still unclear, sorry. "It happened" - started or ended? The emotional world is complex. A relationship may have been wonderful, but went sour, so the happiness could refer to either. A relationship can end for many reasons, some purely practical.– Weather VaneCommented Jun 26, 2018 at 19:34
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angst, relief, melancholy, giddiness, sorrow... Your question is unclear.– JimCommented Jun 26, 2018 at 20:43
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1You now feel alienated from the person. Alienation.– LambieCommented Jun 26, 2018 at 21:48
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estranged
from your question...
"...now we are simply strangers."
having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
Ex.
...now we are estranged
answered Jun 26, 2018 at 21:21
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Perhaps I should not have replied to this, but in the past I have been scolded for posting answers in the comment section. ...still a little confused about what constitutes a close-worthy Q for lack of research, or lack of clarity. Commented Jun 26, 2018 at 21:30
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1Me too. I was even suspended from ze ozzer forem for over-posting and misinformation. That said, I think estranged or alienated works well here.– LambieCommented Jun 26, 2018 at 21:50
a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time
A nostalgia for his college days.
It is close to nostalgia with a bit of sadness that its over but happiness that it happened.
As in:
Overall, I felt enriched when reflecting on our past relationship.
enrich TFD
- To make fuller, more meaningful, or more rewarding
