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Some people refuse to accept that a relationship is over.

People who have difficulty letting go have usually experienced loss or injustice in their past.

Trying to hold onto a rejecting partner is like clinging to a fantasy that he or she is the right one for you.

As the Neil Sedaka song contends: “Breaking Up is Hard to Do.” In fact, some people waste some of the best years of their lives trying to hold onto a partner who has abandoned or rejected them. Individuals who cannot tolerate this type of loss may continue to obsess about or even physically harass their ex-partners as long as they can; these situations may even require legal intervention. The following are 10 reasons I have found that make it especially difficult for partners to withstand a breakup.

Abandonment: If you have been abandoned........

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