Once an ex always an ex - the reasons two people broke up don't go away or change. I've stopped wanting or looking for romantic adult sexual connections now (I'm 56 btw).

To refine this, consider:

Clarity & Conciseness – Some ideas are repeated in different ways. Streamlining sections would enhance readability and impact.

Structural Flow – Organizing it into clear sections with subheadings (e.g., "The Cycle of Breakups," "The Illusion of Change," "The Role of Loneliness") would improve coherence.

Engagement & Tone – Posing rhetorical questions is effective, but ensuring a balance between advice and exploration of different perspectives would make it more engaging.

Examples & Anecdotes – The examples provided are useful but could be more varied (e.g., friendships post-breakup, couples who successfully reconnected).

Nice book you just wrote, is it about you??

Most people write and give advice about their own misgivings....

Never for me. My wife broke up with several guys, but she managed to keep them as friends, just no dates.

Only - officially! - just the once with the woman, some 6 years later, I would get together and marry.

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Once. You do it once. That's a self-respect thing.

Once is enough

Relationships are complicated.

Once an ex always an ex

Never more than once.