Has your ex started losing weight, gotten a tan, and started playing that sport you mentioned wanting to try? Better yet, does he seem intent on sharing it with you?

Often in an effort to right the wrongs of a failed relationship, an ex will try to change all of the things that their ex didn’t like about them. It’s an attempt to fit into a mold that they imagine the other person would be more approving of.

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