Why You Compare Yourself to Your Ex’s New Partner
After a breakup, it is easy to compare yourself to your ex’s new partner. This reaction comes from trying to make sense of loss, not from actual truth.
After a breakup, it is easy to compare yourself to your ex’s new partner. This reaction comes from trying to make sense of loss, not from actual truth.
Seeing your ex with someone else messes with your head. Even if you expected it. Even if you told yourself you’d be fine. It still hits. Not always as sadness. Sometimes it’s something sharper. Jealousy. Comparison. That quiet question you didn’t want to ask. “Why them?” This is where things start to spiral. Because your … Read more