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Why You Still Cry Over Your Ex While Dating Someone New

I have been dating someone wonderful for eight months but I still cry sometimes when I hear songs that remind me of my ex from two years ago.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The heart's timeline does not align with social expectations of healing, creating shame around the non-linear nature of grief.

Ideas that help explain it
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