When you break up with a person how do you view that time with them?

Personally I look back and I see good memories with someone who I loved and someone who I had a lot of fun with! But I realize that life moves on and I will always cherish those memories but they’re just never going to happen again.

We dated for over 4 years. He was my first everything and I had a hard time seeing pictures of us/him and seeing all the stuff he gave me that’s around my house, room and closet.

I have deleted all the pictures of us or him or his dog or family, etc off my phone but they’re saved with the rest of my backed up photos on google drive. This way I don’t have to see them whenever I open my camera roll but I didn’t delete them. The stuff around my house and room and closet I’ve been trying to just see as object bc that’s what they are. I don’t want those memories to be the first thing I see when I see those things, but i don’t want to forget the memories and I don’t think I ever could, well maybe eventually, it’s only been like a month since we broke up.

It took me a little while to see the past like that. I will never see it as a “waste of time” but I’m curious as to hear if others do! Honestly just curious, no real reason.