I always ran back to the same ex, calling her my backup plan. She's now engaged to someone else, and I learned how toxic I am.

The author (not pictured) kept running back to his ex.Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images When I was 19, I started dating a girl who felt too perfect for me.Every time I broke up with … [+3903 chars]

I always ran back to the same ex, calling her my backup plan. She's now engaged to someone else, and I learned how toxic I am.

I always ran back to the same ex, calling her my backup plan. She's now engaged to someone else, and I learned how toxic I am.

I always ran back to the same ex, calling her my backup plan. She's now engaged to someone else, and I learned how toxic I am.

I always ran back to the same ex, calling her my backup plan. She's now engaged to someone else, and I learned how toxic I am.

I always ran back to the same ex, calling her my backup plan. She's now engaged to someone else, and I learned how toxic I am.