what happens is they prune down their decision tree until they have no more options. then they wait as long as they can suffering, then go silent, then get a little happy again because they've decided it will soon end. at no point do they care anymore about a boss or an ex. theyve done everything reasonable in those respects long ago typically. what helps is friends, because friends have access to new bosses and new girlfriends through social network effect.
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