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Self-Continuity: A Hidden Reason for Not Staying Broken Up

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many reasons, some more obvious than others. We invest a great deal in relationships—psychologically, socially, pragmatically, financially—and one theory says we stay together to preserve those resources.

There's a strong tendency for people to simply keep doing the same thing, a kind of impalpable momentum which keeps us moving in the same direction.

Psychologists aptly call this the status quo effect. We also absorb our parent's style into our own self-parenting, which can further propel some into dysfunctional adult relationships.Furthermore, social convention can hold people together, depending on the values of those who surround them.

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