Some of you need to do yourself a favor by the new year and leave your ex alone. Let them go into 2022 with an open heart that's capable of letting someone else into it. Everyone wants their partner to be their best friend, everyone does. But if you keep a previous best friend too close, there isn't room for anything new to come into your life. Regardless of your special circumstances, your ex's world should not have so much of you in it that it's almost like you never split. It keeps them stagnant with love because they're trying to keep things good with you, because they're holding a place for you to come back to, or because your current friendship is meeting enough of their needs that they don't bother trying again. It's unhealthy for both of you.
