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		<title>Making Sense and Responding after Being Left by a Partner with Borderline Personality Disorder: Reader Questions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we respond to another reader with questions about the breakup of a relationship with a partner with Borderline Personality Disorder. The questions come from Justin. Justin writes: To whom it may concern, I have been left by my BPD ex, she cheated on me and is already seeing someone else. Her spot in our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should I Contact My Ex To Forgive Them?: Reader Question</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes after a breakup, we might come to feel we were responsible for what happened and wonder “Should I contact my ex to apologize and let them know how I feel?” Today we respond to a reader who asks just that question. The reader writes: Hello, I am writing to you today because I have [...]]]></description>
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