Alright gents here´s the long and short of it; my ex has had a pretty big impact of my life, I moved to Madrid with her when she was studying and I taught myself Spanish while there and found a new potential career path. We've been split a couple months now and I'm not quite fully over it but in the interest of carrying on with my life I want to go back and live there. I really loved the city, but the problem is we spent so long there together I fear I'll be haunted by my past.

Has anyone ever found themselves in a similar situation? If so, any advice?

Ultimately I know I'm going to go but I think I'd benefit from hearing some tough love and advice from a sub that doesn't hold back.

Also as a separate question, has anybody had any experience dating in Madrid?