<human>: My ex and I were together for a little over 3 years from the end of high school through my Junior year in college.  After we broke up I got into a serious relationship with another girl for a year and things ended post graduation.  My ex and I have always had a weird relationship; we always kind of end up in each other's lives when I come back home and there's always kind of that lingering questions between us.

We knew our original break up was for the best because we were just not in the same place emotionally (more so my fault).  Now we've both kind of grown into ourselves and have reconnected more so than on previous occasions.  I'm expressed an interest in starting from scratch and she has told me on multiple occasions she misses me but is afraid of history repeating itself.

My question is, does it ever work out.  Can 2 people who loved each other at one point in their life change, grow up, and come back together and work better than they did before?

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<bot>: Did you get into a serious relationship with a former ex and it work out for the best in the end?  Is there hope?