Dear Therapist: I Don’t Understand Why My Girlfriend Dumped Me

Dear Therapist: I Don’t Understand Why My Girlfriend Dumped Me

Your ex-girlfriend told you what she knew—that despite all the positive things about your relationship, she wants something else. Right now, you’re masochistically remembering all of its wonderful aspects in great detail without considering that a relationship in which one person wanted to leave wasn’t as perfect as you imagined.