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Think back in your mind of when you lived at home, and if you still do think back to the days of when you were dating a new guy and your mom had a million questions that you didn't know the answers to yet. "Is he married?" "What does he do for a living?" "Why is he single?” As annoying as it was, you mom knew to ask you all of these picky questions not to be a nag, but to alert you that these are the important questions that you should be asking. How many times have you sat in your own thoughts confused of how he went from this knight in shining armor to Dr Jekel and Mr. Hyde? It's so easy to get caught up in the fantasy, and the idea of something that seems to be almost perfect, but it's more important to always know the prologue before starting the fairytale You know the phrase "Don't put the cart before the horse" or "Don't put all your eggs into one basket"? As old as those phrases are, they say so much that ...

Everyone has a type. Whether it be tall, nice eyes, huge muscles, or a great personality. But what one may not know is while some may be more open to different forms of that type, others can soon become more familiar once they have found a type they really like. Okay so it's been months since you and your ex have split up, and you recently became aware of his new girlfriend or what others are calling your long lost twin. Believe it or not, this situation is not uncommon. Many men are known for dating a doppelganger of their exes. Once a relationship ends, men like this are more prone to find a more "upgraded" version of what they had before. According to Therapist Dr. Bethany Marshall, dating look a likes of past lovers can become unhealthy. By sticking to the features of one particular person he is replacing that person rather than starting fresh which does not give him any room to grieve nor make room for an attachment for the new woman in his life. They say imita...