A place on the tree
Still wanting an abusive ex to come back
Leaving an abusive relationship does not always end the attachment or the hope that the former partner will return. Even while remembering the harm, someone may still miss the relationship, imagine starting over, or wish the ending had been different.
1 person has stood here
Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.
Nearby on the tree
- Missing an ex who ended the relationship unexpectedly2
- Grieving the future imagined with an ex-partner1
- Staying in a harmful relationship because there is nowhere else to go1
- Waiting for an ex-partner to reach out after a breakup1
- Living with an ex while unsure whether the relationship is over1
- Being triggered by reminders of childhood sexual abuse1
Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.