Did you ever go back to an ex and do it work out ?

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Ex and I were together for two and a half years.
Circumstances outside of our control led to our break up. We had endured a trauma together and had fell apart as a couple from sheer sadness and inability to cope with our new reality.
A year in and we've both had plenty of therapy and are back working and close as we can be to normal life as we knew it.

We're back talking and have met. I'm not reluctant or even hesitant but I am scared 😟 f going through all of that heart ache again whereas he is absolutely overjoyed and very excited.
We love each other for sure , we get on so well , are very attracted to one another and share the same values and outlook. We are both divorced with teen/ adult kids and live separately and would continue to do so.

Did you ever go back and did it work out for you after a long break where you both worked on and healed from whatever it was that led to your break up even if it was tragic or traumatic ?

• did .... sorry!

Given the reasons you broke up (i.e not cheating) I don't see how it wouldn't work. Unless you each trigger that sad period for each other.

Go for it!

It’s sounds like you both still love and care for one another. It’s normal to be fearful, heartbreak is one of the worst things to try and get over but if you don’t try would you spend your life regretting it?

If there's a basis of good intent, trust and respect with no abusive/ poor behaviour from either party........then why wouldn't you give it another try?

In our early years, we broke up and then got back together after we both agreed to stop being childish and here we are 20 years later. I have a feeling this is entirely irrelevant to your situation though