There are four main reasons, Rebecca Griffith and her colleagues found, why exes feel compelled to maintain a friendship or to suggest doing so: for civility (i.e., I want this breakup to hurt less than it will otherwise), for reasons relating to unresolved romantic desires (I want to see other people but keep you

Why do men want to come back after a breakup?

1. Your ex will come back if he wants to let you know hes changed for the better. Men know when theyre the reason why a relationship broke down. Because of this, men will often go back to a person theyve wronged in the past in order to show you (and themselves) that theyve changed.