17 Men Discuss What Makes Them Miss Their Ex After A Breakup

7. “I make really good money at a professional job I have a degree in. But I wish I could give it up and teach English to underprivileged kids. I couldn’t do that to my wife, we want to have kids and we don’t want to do it on a teacher’s salary. But sometimes I think about my dream and I miss the girl I dated right before her. She was raised by hippie parents and kind of hated money. I know that if I was with her, she’s wholeheartedly support me and we’d make it work.” — Jim, 32