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Why do we tend to return the things that our ex gave us?

Profile: Serenityangel1983
Serenityangel1983 on Jan 10, 2015
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I got rid of the things my ex gave me because after he dumped me, I wanted nothing to do with him. If I had kept them, I would be holding onto memories and would miss him more, even though he didn't treat me right.
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Profile: Geveda
Geveda on Feb 15, 2015
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So we can keep them off our mind. Things that were given to us by our exes can be crazy triggering or just reminders of them and I know in my break ups, all I've wanted as to keep my ex off my mind for at least a short period of time.
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