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Why seeing your ex with someone new hurts even when you ended it

I saw my ex with someone new at the grocery store and even though I broke up with him, I spent the whole night wondering if he ever touched her the way he touched me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The possessive part of love outlives the relationship itself, claiming ownership over intimacies that no longer belong to us.

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