It's possible to get back together with an ex after many years apart.

If you aren't dating to marry, you're going to break up if you do.Let that sink in.It's usually true.Before meeting the person they will end up with, most couples break up.It's just logic.

Some couples get back together after a long time apart.The Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge are just one of many famous couples who called it quits only to get back together again.

A new survey could help explain what happens to couples who give their relationship another try.

After a big break up, we forget that there are millions of other people in the world who could make us happy.We want the person we lost, we don't want anyone else.

If we're rejected from the clan, our brains tell us we will die alone, starving and cold, and this has something to do with how we evolved.

"Get ex back" is a high search term that has fallen out of favor over the last year.They're met with hundreds of web pages to choose from when they turn to the internet for guidance.

Many of the results are about getting your ex back.Brad Browning is a coach who makes videos on the internet about rekindling the romance with an ex.Individualized counseling over email for extortionate amounts of money is offered by many of the sites.

When in reality the discount price is always the same, they sometimes hook customers in by offering a free e-book first, then use the old trick of saying there's a "special offer" for one-on-one advice.

Kevin Thompson's How To Get Your Ex Back Permanently is a free site that focuses on going "no contact" after a break up and working on your own self worth.In order to have a healthy relationship and attract anyone, including your ex, you have to fix yourself first.

Winning your ex back isn't that hard, according to the website.The hard part is keeping them.

Thompson conducted a survey to find out how many people are subscribed to his site.He wanted to know if couples reconcile, if they stay together, and if their motives change over time.

The majority of the couples that broke up between 9 and 36 months before were from North America and Europe.

The majority of people didn't get back together with their ex.About 15% got back together and stayed together after breaking up.

Thompson said that age makes it harder to move on.Older couples have a better chance of staying together.

526 people from the survey kept their exes, even though 15% sounds like a small percentage.They shared their success stories.

A 44-year-old woman from Utah said she was married for eight years but her husband cheated on her.

She said her parents moved to a different state in order to get her back on her feet.I went about my life.It was fate that kept us in contact every now and then.

After 15 years, her husband sent her a Facebook message and they started texting and talking again, only to realize they still loved each other.She said that they are more stable and know what they want in the future.

She said to just walk away, even if it's hard, because you both need time away from each other.

Kate and Wills had a break up.There is a handout.

Rachel got back with her ex after a couple of months.They had been together for four years.

She said that she felt like her world had been ripped out from under her.I did what he told me to do.I didn't call, text, or email.It was the most difficult thing I've ever had to do.

They decided to get back together if they took things slowly, as Rachel said it was like catching up with an old friend.

She said that it would be a mistake to jump right in where they left off.It was what we needed.It was a chance to explore a relationship with two people who still cared for each other.

Rachel thinks that they're still together a year and a half later because they let go of their baggage to discover who they were outside of each other.

She said that breakups are an opportunity to be free and figure out what you want.Sometimes it's to get back together and sometimes it is to move on.

Sherry took her ex back even though he had ended their relationship eight times.She said he has let go of a lot of his disrespect for women, but she is still learning to forgive.

She said she and her ex broke up because she was not good enough.She said their relationship feels brand new after working through some of her issues.

She said that the relationship is a lot healthier because she is working on herself as a person.I know I'll be okay with him or without him, that's why our relationship is better.

Not every story where a couple gets back together is a happy one.

Kelly from Minnesota had a toxic relationship with a man for three years until they broke up and didn't speak to each other for six months.

She said that it made them realize what they had taken advantage of.Things are never perfect and we are back together.He's cheated many times.To be continued.

She said to keep busy, but that it hurt a lot.The self discovery that takes place is amazing.

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The survey showed that most of the people who got back together with their ex were happy.Most of the work to fix a relationship that ended has to be self-reflective.Even if you work on yourself, you can't be sure that your ex will do the same.

Pam got back with her younger partner thanks to them working on their communication.She made sure that her ex was willing to put the time into the relationship to make it work before she gave him another chance.

She said that when someone breaks up with you, they are saying that they don't want you in their life anymore because you are not worth the effort.No one has the power to define your worth.They don't deserve the benefits of your friendship, time, tears, and begging if they think you are not worthy for them.

Sarah from North Carolina said that she owed it to her husband to reconcile their feelings for each other.She said if there was violence or abuse, you should run far away and not look back.

She said that you owe it to your future relationships to be clear of your past emotions.Don't be too hard on yourself.Breakups don't have to break you.