Help me to understand him?

[489]

I am currently 21 studying in the UK. I've been with my boyfriend for 7 months now- everything is perfect-he is the perfect guy who tries for the best- treats me right and takes care of me.
However, i am still thinking of my ex.We met when i was 17 (still living at home) and it lasted until about I was 19.5. The relationship was rocky and up to this day i cannot understand whether he had feelings or not.
When we were together he used to ignore me and then when i left him always used to try to get me back and i have even seen him crying, trying to get me back or in fear of me going with someone else.
Long story short when i got with my boyfriend a month after he got with his current gf!I had his gf on my fb but not him so whenever i used to post something with my bf immediately something with him and his gf was posted on her fb!.( Mind you i didn't think about him at all before he got a gf,it started when he did)
I added him a month ago and a few days ago he started liking random posts of mine including a picture of me and my bf.
I would like to know why is he acting like that? What's his purpose?Isn't he happy?
I want to forget the whole story but I feel the only way to do so is by those questions being answered..

[David]

So am i right , you still have feelings for your bad boy ex ?

treat em mean keep them keen , springs to mind

you would be nuts to have anymore to do with your ex

[Chaos]

I have a similar experience. and do take your time to read this because I think itll help

first of all it depends on the kind of person your ex was when you were with him. if he was someone who you would have to chase around etc then he probably isn't worth thinking about because it seems to me he misses you either because he likes the idea of what he cannot have or because hes just jealous of how well youre doing with your boyfriend. and believe me when I say that is a good thing. that is karma. if he didn't treat you the way you deserved to be treated when he was with you then he doesn't deserve you. And if I were you id use this to your advantage, you yourself mentioned that your current boyfriend treats you like a gem, well don't waste anymore time thinking about your ex because karma is clearly catching up with him and hes probably missing you more than he thought he would. I was in a similar situation with my ex, it was the way my ex treated me too, It took me two long years to get this far and I have managed to do that and im with a wonderful guy who treats me better than my ex did.

it would seem to me that youre only concerned because you still have feelings for him. I would just advise you to completely ignore him and what hes doing because its going to affect the relationship you have sooner or later. Having anything to do with a bad ex is always a bad idea.

they always like the idea of what they cant have and when they do have it they stop caring because the thrill of the chase is something they like, that's exactly what it is.