second time around

You see it all the time in the movies: Boy meets girl, they’re perfect for each other, they get together, and then something comes around to pull them apart and they break up. By the end, though, they always get back together, proving just how perfect they were in the first place and how they were meant to be.

As a complete sucker for romantic comedies, I’ll admit to having watched more than my fair share of movies with this exact plot. What I’m wondering, though, is if this kind of story line ever happens in real life, or if it’s all just some Hollywood fantasy we can get caught up in.

Recently I’ve found myself wanting to get back together with my ex-boyfriend. I catch myself thinking about him all the time, and there are still a lot of feelings left. Plus, I don’t feel like we ended it the way we should have — I feel like there’s still a future left for us.

Still, all these thoughts haven’t come without their share of doubts. I do feel like he and I are supposed to be together, but I just don’t want to have a repeat of our breakup. Basically, CG!s, I’m worried I’m just chasing after the kind of fairy tale endings that don’t actually happen in real life.

Have any of you ever broken up with a guy and gotten back together with him? Did it work out? I’d love to hear — I could really use your advice!