Am I foolish to think this could work out? Experiences and advice please

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Cut a long story short... I dated a guy in my teen years. GREAT guy and a great 3 years spent together, we were insperstble but in the end we each grew up a little and it naturally came to an end, as most first loves do. We’ve always still lived in the same town and have had the very very occasional hello in the street etc. Fast forward 12 years and a I am now a single mum of two children, he has never settled. We’ve ended up reconnecting through the power of social media met for a drink. And it all still clicks... and works... on a weird level. Has anyone ever done this? Gone back to a relationship after this long and it’s been successful? Or is it an unwritten rule that it’s a complete no go? TIA xx

Well, my own experience was that I pined and pined for years for my first love. Against all the odds, we got back together years later. The scales fell from my eyes and I realised he was a complete twat. It was very liberating.

My brother, on the other hand, got back together with a girl he’d dated in his teens (after a break of about a decade) and ended up marrying her.

I think there are no rules. People are different, relationships are different. For some it will work out, for some it won’t. Only one way to find out!

Well there s a reason you dated for 3 years in the first place.

Continue dating and you'll find out if those trains are still there or the reasons you split still exist.

But it's not mad!