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16 Striking Signs Your Ex Will Never Come Back
Discover 16 signs your ex will never come back, why focusing on them lowers your chances of reconciliation, and what to do instead.
I get it. You’re curious about the signs your ex will never come back so you can better determine if your relationship is salvageable. No one wants to waste time rekindling things that are fated to stay frozen forever, after all.
I applaud your efforts, but here’s something you need to hear: the more you care about these signs — as well as your ex’s return in general — the likelier it is that you’ll damage both the chances of rekindling your relationship as well as your mental health.
On the one hand, obsessive care could lead you to panic. And panic could lead to making dumb mistakes that only scare your ex away, perhaps into someone else’s arms. On the other hand, it could lead to degraded happiness, health, productivity, and even self-esteem.
That said, don’t take this the wrong way.
It’s caring too much about the signs your ex won’t come back that’s the problem — not the simple awareness of these signs. So before I tackle how to not care about them to an unhealthy degree, here’s how they look.