After the dust has settled - from your last relationship - and you're a free woman or man back out in the dating jungle [and it is a fkn jungle with a lot of ugly monkeys, snakes, and "prickly plants"], you may begin to miss your ex. But what is it about your ex that you really miss, think about it, chances are they're your ex for some very good reasons. Was he/ she really that hot?, were they really that good in bed, were they a loving responsible boyfriend/ girlfriend, and was he /she attentive to your needs? This question applies to both men and women. If he/ she wasn't all these things - and more -then maybe what you're really missing isn't them at all, maybe you're really missing the love and being in love.
- Steve Santagati, http://askstevessantagati.typepad.com/ask_steve_santagati/