Women get over breakups quickly but regret them later on

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Studies have shown that women tend to get over relationships faster initially, but then regret or get reminiscent later on, wheras men tend to struggle initally with the breakup, but once they are over it, they tend to be completely over it and not think about it as much later on.

I think its linked to the fact that women both do and dont get over relationships because they use defensive masking tactics like being intentionally selective with bad memories and painting their ex as a villain. However eventually their brain feels safe enough to not get defensive, and thats when the real regret comes in. Thats why it hits them harder later. Because they cope with their emotions and repress them until eventually the truth comes out.

Thats exactly what happened with my ex too. Initially i was the heartbroken one, and then i got over it and she was the one suddenly regretting things and wanting to restart, only after i forgot about her.
 
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Or maybe she couldnt get over me because i ascended
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ex tried coming back after 4 months of breaking up and i rejected her then she tried to kill herself🤣
 
Everyone is different, it‘s not about genders. Stop making everything about "us and them“.
 
It's because they have options at their fingertips whereas most men don't. This is reinforced by the subconscious influence of mass popular xulture (Ariane Grande thank you next, Beyonce irreplaceable).

When those options dry up and decline in quality years down the line that is when she regrets what she missed out on.

Men are replaceable until they aren't.
 
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Studies have shown that women tend to get over relationships faster initially, but then regret or get reminiscent later on, wheras men tend to struggle initally with the breakup, but once they are over it, they tend to be completely over it and not think about it as much later on.

I think its linked to the fact that women both do and dont get over relationships because they use defensive masking tactics like being intentionally selective with bad memories and painting their ex as a villain. However eventually their brain feels safe enough to not get defensive, and thats when the real regret comes in. Thats why it hits them harder later. Because they cope with their emotions and repress them until eventually the truth comes out.

Thats exactly what happened with my ex too. Initially i was the heartbroken one, and then i got over it and she was the one suddenly regretting things and wanting to restart, only after i forgot about her.
could you provide said studies?
 
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