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Episode 3170:
Eddie Corbano explains why the instinct to stay friends with an ex almost never works in the weeks after a breakup, opening with a conversation he had with his own father nearly thirty years ago. He walks through the reasons people reach for friendship anyway, what the research says about when a post-breakup friendship actually survives, and why the No-Contact Rule is the faster route through. It is practical breakup recovery advice for anyone trying to move on while a former partner is still in the picture.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://lovesagame.com/is-being-friends-with-an-ex-possible-listen-to-my-father/
Quotes to ponder:
"Staying friends after a breakup doesn't work."
"You can't hope to stay friends if you are still emotionally involved in the relationship."
"No-Contact is the quickest way to healing after a breakup or divorce."
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