Time to save your relationship? No worries. Every one of your friends will have instant never-fail advice, and they’ll give it to you free. Now. And every time you meet. Trouble is, they’ll be wrong. Dead wrong. And if you follow what they tell you to do, you may as well kiss the relationship goodbye [...]

How to get your ex back is one of the most common questions after a breakup. But the more important question is: what did you learn from the experience?

Yes, there are ways to get your ex back – you’ll find some of the easiest in The Magic of Making Up – but if you haven’t figured out why you’re apart in the first place, even that advice won’t help you in the long run.

Ah, the niggling’s started, hasn’t it? “Why does…