A pair sat in a dimly lit room with a flickering scented candle as the only source of illumination. Trying to come up with a conversation starter, minds stray. Should we give it a go one more time, the man murmured?
Should we try again in our relationship?
Are second chances worth it? the woman responded after taking a deep breath.
Every long-term relationship has had at least one occurrence of this query. The idea that since this is the second time, things will be done more effectively.
Brad Browning is a coach who discusses rekindling a romance with an ex in his YouTube videos. Kevin Thompson also runs a free site on how to get your ex back. 3,512 people who subscribe to Thompson’s website and newsletter were the subjects of a poll he ran. He was interested in whether couples ever made up, if they remained together, and whether their reasons for doing so evolved over time.
At some point, every participant desired to reconcile with their ex; all relationships ended between nine and thirty-six months earlier.
The findings revealed that the vast majority of participants (70.8%) never reconnected with their ex. 15% of couples got back together and stayed together, while 14% reconciled before breaking up once more.
Although 15% may seem like a modest amount, it actually implies that 526 survey participants were successful in getting their ex back and keeping them.
According to the survey, while 23% of individuals who reconciled with their ex weren’t satisfied, 77% of them were. The majority of the work required to mend a broken relationship must be rather self-reflective. There is no guarantee that your ex will improve even if you do.
Couples still adhere to the adage that “the devil you know is better than the angel you do not know” notwithstanding the survey’s findings.
So the issue still stands: Is it worthwhile to get back together with your ex?
