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Why do we hook up with our exes so often...

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You thought they were the one. You could already see yourselves growing old together… and then it just fell apart. A few arguments, one or two mistakes, and that was that. Except that between love, resentment, nostalgia and shared memories, sometimes the urge to ‘go back for seconds’ creeps in.  Is it really that common? But why do people do it - wh ... Show More
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