Mimi, there's a book that helped me recently and I suggest you check it out if you get an opportunity. The title is "The Four Agreements" and it changed my outlook on the situation and to some extent on life moving forward. It really helped me move on emotionally as well. Was cleaning out the garage yesterday, found an old picture of W I used to have hanging in my locker at work. For the first time, I had no flood of emotion. I'm looking at it from her point of view, she probably felt the same thing or lack of things for me before she left.
It's hard to take everyone's advice when they say detach, act as if you're moving on, get your own life. It sounds like you have taken this to heart though with the roommate, bettering your career prospects and such. I want to commend you on being an overcomer. Keep up the good work!
H: 29 WAXW: 30
Bomb Drop- 9/9/13 Negotiated Settlement- 5/9/14 D Final- 5/21/14 XW has breakdown in attorney lobby- 5/30/14