The question of whether an ex is happy with their new partner. Humans are adaptable creatures, we get used to things. Her friends and family will then feel obliged to focus on her new relationship and respect that, which will help her get over her ex and move on. Their happiness continues for a while and then after a certain amount of time, their mood goes back to the way it was before they even met (their baseline). He seems so much happier in this new relationship with this new girl who’s everything you’re not. You think to yourself, “is my ex happy in his new relationship?” You can’t help but KNOW that this time, he’s changed and it’s for real. The Main Reason Why She Feels Attracted to Her New Guy. If he doesn’t, that’s okay as your happiness is not connected to his happiness. This is the assumption that your ex has been thriving since the relationship ended, simply based on your misinterpretation of the pictures your ex has … Especially when we feel we have invested so much time and emotion into the relationship and then they just suddenly…well….move on. What does this tell us? It goes without saying that your ex hasn’t found the everlasting happiness he’s been looking for since forever. So if your ex is pretending to be happy in his new relationship, he is likely going to give away signs he’s pretending to be over you as well. Right now, if your ex girlfriend feels like she is happy with her new guy, it’s usually because he is very different from you, and he is filling in the emotional gaps that were missing in your relationship with her. So, while it might look like your ex is being nasty by showing off her new relationship, she might be doing it to boost her self-esteem or to make her friends and family see her in a more positive light. 2. That sure, if your ex has a new partner they’re pretty happy. It can feel so incredibly brutal when we find out our ex has met someone new. You’ve been through the hell that is a breakup and if that wasn’t enough, you’ve just found out that your ex is dating someone new.