The Three Things You Need To Consider Before Getting Back With An Ex

Can you and your ex rekindle your romance? Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez managed to do it, after all, so why can’t you?

It is natural to reminisce about past relationships and reconsider rekindling an old romance. We all feel lonely at some point in our lives and wonder if it would really be bad to get back together with an ex. We start thinking about the past and wondering what could be done differently. We wonder if we made a mistake by walking away or could have done more to save the relationship. We question if we made the right decision.

Social media has made it dangerously easy for us to stalk our exes because we think it is harmless to check their profile and see how they are doing, and we wonder if it would really be wrong to contact them and ask how they are doing. It may seem harmless, but it is very easy to fall back into a pattern of obsession. We may not realize (or accept) that an on-again, off-again relationship can be emotionally exhausting and increase depression, as Psychology Today points out. However, it is hard not to imagine ourselves in their shoes when we see couples who successfully got back together after a breakup. The hopeless romantic in us tends to ignore the red flags and move forward.