When love goes sour, we tend to forget just what we loved about our exes. What were once memories turn into aggravating reminders of wasted time and failed plans.
We tend to idealize our partners during the early stages of dating, shelving red flags and being almost blind to their flaws. According to a 2008 National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) study, dopamine- a chemical released by the brain during attraction can make you see things that aren’t there and form beliefs without reasonable backing.