Why Do We Miss People We Never Dated?

Her CampusBy Maria Fernanda Barros OliveiraOct 17, 2026
Why Do We Miss People We Never Dated?

Idealization, expectations, and a lack of closure can turn a relationship that never happened into an experience of grief, marked by longing for a future that never came to be.

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