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How to Stop Comparing New Partners to Your Ex

I cannot stop comparing everyone I date to my ex who broke my heart three years ago and no one measures up.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The person who wounded you becomes the standard against which all future love is measured, creating a monument to your own suffering.

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