Eight reasons why your ex keeps texting you

A text from your ex can either give you a flicker of hope or dread (Photo: Shutterstock)

Breakups are hard enough as it is, but when your ex keeps texting you for reasons only known to him (or her), it becomes even harder.

I have an ex who refused to understand the concept of leaving me alone, even after I begged him to. I needed the space to heal, I remember pleading with him. It was like speaking to a doorpost. Useless. It got so bad that I had to change my phone number just to get away from him. I might not have needed to take such drastic measures but my mental health was on an all time low. The relationship hadn’t been a healthy one and the best way I thought I could recover was to steer completely away from him.