Perhaps you really like a woman that you’re not currently dating, but you are thinking about her all the time. Or maybe there is a woman from your past who is constantly in your thoughts.
It’s a different kind of pain when your heart gets attached to someone who never actually existed. There’s a mix of emotions: betrayal, anger, feeling like a fool, disbelief, longing, loneliness, and, worst of all, emptiness.
There are basically two strong possibilities for why God isn’t removing your feelings. One, because he wants you and this person together. Or two, because there is something holding you back from moving on, even though God is leading you to move on.