Expert Explains Why You Keep Wanting to Go Back to Your Ex

I hated that I begged someone who cheated on me to stay in my life.

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Many years ago, I begged my ex to get back together.

Told him I couldn’t live without him and how all I could ever think of was settling down with him.

Looking back, I regret every moment of it. I hated that I begged someone who cheated on me to stay in my life. I’m not even mad if you call me stupid.

Because I was.

But then I realized getting over an ex isn’t as easy as those relationships books tell you.

Since every relationship has a different dynamic, it’s hard to pinpoint why some people can’t just move on from their exes.

So instead of simply asking you to move on from your ex, I thought it’s better to understand why you keep wanting to go back in the first place.

Why do you keep going back to someone who’s bad for you

A sex therapist & relationship expert, Aliyah Moore explains why there might be psychological reasons why you can’t just let go of your ex.

One of them is the feeling of familiarity and hope for change.

“Knowing their quirks…

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