To what extent do you think about former partners?
To all you more experienced people who have had more than one serious boyfriend/girlfriend... maybe even ex-husbands or wives... I'm interested to know how they feature in your thoughts today, and how you look back on those times.
Surely everyone sometimes wonders "what if..." - so I'll ask how prominent a thought that is in your mind, if you let it be.
Do you see your previous failed relationships as having been essential stepping stones leading to your current, happy state?
Just anything that comes to mind
(the nature of the relationship(s) and the breakup will of course affect your answers, so a brief description of such things would go well with whatever else you say)
thanks a lot