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What does a report reveal when an ex resurfaces?

An ex resurfaces by message, out of the blue

Reconstructed case for educational purposes100% fictional data, real clinical patterns. No real conversation.
The report's verdict

A warm reunion on the surface, but mixed signals underneath.

52/100
Idealization of the past — higher than 74% of the couples analyzed
4.6:1
Positive/negative ratio — healthy threshold at 5:1
58%
of the re-engagement bids come from Lucas
What this report reveals
  • Each partner's true attachment profile: why Lucas moves closer when Lucas pulls away.
  • The precise mechanism that damages the exchanges: idealization of the past.
  • Who carries the relationship — and at what cost (initiation imbalance 58%).

Conversation statistics

💬
829
Messages
📝
11,376
Words exchanged
📅
112
Days
📈
7.4
Messages / day
03 May 2026
First message
Léa
24 Sept 2026
Last message
Lucas
31 j
Longest streak
without a break
5.6 min
Average response time
Léa

Message distribution

Léa431 msgs (52%)
14.6 words/msg121 emojis85 questions
Lucas398 msgs (48%)
12.8 words/msg48 emojis60 questions

Evolution over time

Activity by hour

Activity by day

Heat map

Activity by day and hour

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Expressions from Léa

Most frequent bigrams and trigrams

1.
"I've been thinking"x17
2.
"how are you?"x16
3.
"can we talk?"x9
4.
"where are you?"x9

Expressions from Lucas

Most frequent bigrams and trigrams

1.
"where are you?"x25
2.
"how are you?"x20
3.
"can we talk?"x19
4.
"I've been thinking"x12

Most used words by Léa

1.
us58
2.
need54
3.
tomorrow53
4.
listen53
5.
try48
6.
maybe44
7.
you42
8.
talk26
9.
time25
10.
understood19

Most used words by Lucas

1.
listen56
2.
you52
3.
understood52
4.
try44
5.
maybe42
6.
tomorrow42
7.
time41
8.
us28
9.
need26
10.
talk24

Favourite emojis of Léa

😍
x101
🥰
x90
😊
x84
😘
x61
❤️
x38

Favourite emojis of Lucas

😴
x106
🙂
x102
🤔
x101
😅
x87
❤️
x52

The relationship analysis

49
Overall relationship score · Léa & Lucas
Ambivalent

A warm reunion on the surface, but mixed signals underneath. The report tells apart what stems from a genuine wish to repair from what looks like a reflex of comfort. The nostalgia is real; the self-questioning, less so.

What the messages reveal

Reconstructed excerpts — the report reads each exchange and highlights the underlying pattern.

Lucas
You've been pretty quiet lately… is everything okay between us?
Anxious pursuitA bid for reassurance typical of anxious attachment (Lucas, 58/100): Lucas seeks to restore closeness as soon as a doubt appears.
Lucas
Yeah, I'm fine, just a lot of work right now.
Avoidant withdrawalA short reply that defuses without opening up: avoidance (Lucas, 41/100). It is not (necessarily) a rejection — it is a way of regulating a closeness that feels unsafe.
Lucas
We were so good together before, let's forget the rest
Idealization of the pastIdealization of the past (52/100) — higher than 74% of the couples analyzed. An ambiguous signal is turned into proof, without verification.
Lucas
I know deep down you're still waiting for me
Mind readingMind reading (38/100). This filter sustains doubt even though the facts themselves are ambiguous.

Relational dimensions

Affection at 66 but Communication at 47: that's the whole paradox of the comeback. The warmth is there; the clarity is missing. The report highlights the gap between emotional momentum and the absence of concrete commitments.

Attachment profile

Gottman’s 4 Horsemen

The lower the score, the better. Above 50 = warning signal.

Positive/negative ratio: 4.6:1(healthy threshold = 5:1)
Positive-to-negative ratio at 4.6 (close to the healthy threshold of 5) and low contempt: the relationship is not toxic. The doubt isn't "is this dangerous?" but "is this sincere or just comfortable?".

Cognitive distortions

Thinking biases detected in the conversation

Cognitive distortions (Aaron Beck) are automatic thinking biases that warp our perception of relational reality. A high score indicates a more pronounced presence of this bias.

LowModerateHigh
Idealization of the past
Moderate52/100

We were so good together before, let's forget the rest

Mind reading
Moderate38/100

I know deep down you're still waiting for me

Idealization of the past at 52: the comeback rests on an embellished "before" that erases the reasons for the breakup. That's the signal to watch — a return built on nostalgia, not on real self-questioning.

Pursuer / withdrawer dynamic

Who pursues the exchange vs who withdraws

Lucas (pursues)Léa (withdraws)
58%
42%

Balance: Slight imbalance

The in-depth analysis

Sternberg’s Triangle

The 3 components of love according to triangular theory.

According to Robert Sternberg, complete love rests on three pillars: intimacy (emotional), passion (physical/romantic) and commitment (decisional). The balance between these three components defines the type of relationship.

Intimacy58/100
Passion46/100
Commitment45/100
Relationship type: Liking / friendship

The combination of intimacy 58, passion 46 and commitment 45 outlines a "liking / friendship" profile. One pillar compensates for the others: the relationship holds, but on a single support, which makes it sensitive to shocks.

5 Love Languages

Predominant love languages of each person (Chapman).

Gary Chapman identifies 5 love languages: words of affirmation, acts of service, gifts, quality time and physical touch. Knowing each partner’s dominant language improves mutual understanding.

Words of Affirmation
Léa
52
Lucas
50
Acts of Service
Léa
62
Lucas
67
Gifts
Léa
34
Lucas
68
Quality Time
Léa
79
Lucas
72
Physical Touch
Léa
69
Lucas
58

Gap: Léa and Lucas do not share the same dominant language: one partner's proofs of love sometimes go unnoticed by the other, for want of being expressed through the "right" channel.

Identifying the language actually received (rather than the one we spontaneously give) prevents the feeling of "giving without being loved in return."

Detected breakpoints

Key moments where the dynamic shifted

The emotional timeline pinpoints the key moments where the relational dynamic shifted significantly: conflicts, distancing, reconnections.

21 May 2026Medium

First marked tension: reproaches replace the request, the exchange grows tense.

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28 June 2026High

Clear cooling of affection: signs of tenderness become scarce on one side.

Relationship prognosis

Guarded

50/100

Positive factors

  • + Warmth and mutual respect preserved
  • + No contempt: a healthy dialogue remains possible
  • + A sincerely expressed desire to reconnect

Risk factors

  • - Idealization of the past (52) overshadows the causes of the breakup
  • - Many promises, few concrete commitments
  • - The question of "why it fell apart" remains off-limits

Nonviolent Communication

NVC Score (Rosenberg): use of OFNR format vs judgment/blame.

Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg) assesses the ability to express one’s needs and emotions without aggression or judgment. A high score indicates more empathetic communication.

56
Léa
NVC Score /100
56
Lucas
NVC Score /100

Examples

✓ NVCLéa

« When you let me know you'll be home late, I worry less — thank you. »

Observation + positive impact: reinforces the desired behavior without demanding.

✓ NVCLucas

« I would have liked us to talk about it first; I felt presented with a fait accompli. »

Expresses the feeling and the need for consultation without attacking the person.

Both often manage to connect fact, emotion and need — this is what allows tensions to be defused before they escalate.

DISC Profile

Dominant communication style of each person.

The DISC model (W. Marston) classifies behaviors along 4 axes: Dominant (Red — results-oriented), Influential (Yellow — relationship-oriented), Steady (Green — cooperation-oriented) and Conscientious (Blue — precision-oriented). Each has distinct motivations and communication styles.

Dominant (D)
Léa
17
Lucas
27
Influential (I)
Léa
35
Lucas
48
Steady (S)
Léa
48
Lucas
35
Conscientious (C)
Léa
38
Lucas
41
D = Dominant
I = Influential
S = Steady
C = Conscientious

Léa and Lucas do not share the same communication style (couple's communication: 47/100). Neither good nor bad — the challenge is to translate from one style to the other: a direct profile gains from slowing down, a relational profile from daring to be explicit.

Karpman’s Triangle

Dominant roles in the relational dynamic (Transactional Analysis).

Karpman’s drama triangle identifies three dysfunctional relational roles: Persecutor, Victim and Rescuer. A high score on a role indicates a tendency to adopt it during conflicts.

Persecutor
Léa
16
Lucas
18
Victim
Léa
22
Lucas
38
Rescuer
Léa
16
Lucas
23

For Léa and Lucas, the victim/rescuer/persecutor roles stay occasional and faint: the relationship is not organized around the drama triangle.

Johari Window

Zones of self-knowledge and knowledge of the other in the relationship.

The Johari window (Luft & Ingham) maps 4 zones of self-knowledge: open (known to all), blind (seen by the other but not by oneself), hidden (known to oneself but not shared) and unknown.

Léa

41
Open
Shared and known
24
Blind
Seen by the other
29
Hidden
Deliberately hidden
6
Unknown
Unconscious

Lucas

38
Open
Shared and known
26
Blind
Seen by the other
31
Hidden
Deliberately hidden
5
Unknown
Unconscious

For Léa as for Lucas, enlarging the "open" area — saying what one feels, asking for feedback — mechanically reduces the misunderstandings of the blind and hidden areas.

FIRO by Schutz

Fundamental relationship needs: expressed vs desired.

Schutz’s FIRO model measures three fundamental interpersonal needs: Inclusion (need to belong), Control (need for power) and Affection (need for closeness), each in an expressed and a wanted version.

Léa

Inclusion
Expressed
47
Desired
53
Control
Expressed
34
Desired
35
Affection
Expressed
39
Desired
50

Lucas

Inclusion
Expressed
59
Desired
50
Control
Expressed
20
Desired
40
Affection
Expressed
32
Desired
61

For Léa and Lucas, the gap between what each one EXPRESSES and what they DESIRE is the real source of frustration: Lucas waits for an initiative that he/she never openly asks for, while the other does not perceive the need.

Polyvagal Theory

Dominant autonomic nervous system activation state in exchanges (Porges).

Polyvagal theory (S. Porges) distinguishes three states of the nervous system: ventral (connection and safety), sympathetic (fight/flight) and dorsal (freeze/shutdown). These states deeply influence communication within a couple.

Ventral (connection)
Léa
35
Lucas
28
Sympathetic (fight/flight)
Léa
31
Lucas
34
Dorsal (freeze)
Léa
34
Lucas
38

The shifts into a sympathetic state (alert) or dorsal state (shutdown) explain the exchanges that "go off the rails": under stress, the nervous system takes precedence over intentions.

Young Schemas

Early maladaptive schemas influence your relational behaviours.

Early maladaptive schemas (Jeffrey Young) are deep emotional patterns formed in childhood that influence our adult relationships. A high score indicates a stronger activation of the schema.

45
Abandonment / instability
Lucas
35
Subjugation
Lucas
34
Abandonment / instability
Léa
SchemaLéaLucas
Disconnection & Rejection
Abandonment / instability3445
Mistrust / abuse2425
Emotional deprivation2433
Defectiveness / shame2431
Impaired Autonomy
Impaired Limits
Insufficient self-control810
Other-Directedness
Subjugation1035
Approval-seeking2925
Overvigilance
Emotional inhibition2125
0-25 (low)
26-50 (moderate)
51-75 (active)
76-100 (dominant)

Personalised action plan

Therapeutic exercises tailored to your relational profile.

This action plan offers progressive exercises, at your own pace, to reinforce your strengths and work on the areas for improvement that were identified.

1

Understand the cycle

Weeks 1-2
Consult a professional
As soon as possible

An outside perspective helps to name the pattern (pursue-withdraw, unspoken issues) without self-judgment.

Spot the trigger
Daily

Identify the precise moment when the conversation "tips over" — that is where change is played out.

2

Rebalance

Weeks 3-4
Slow down the pursuit
Daily

Léa and Lucas: leave room for the other's initiative rather than reaching out into the void.

Frame it in "I"
At each tension

Replace the reproach ("you never…") with the need ("I need…").

3

Rebuild trust

Weeks 5-6
Dated actions
Weekly

Favor concrete, verifiable commitments over general promises.

4

Consolidate or decide

Weeks 7-8
Take stock
Monthly

After two months, assess honestly: has the dynamic shifted, or is it repeating identically?

Strengths

  • Warmth and mutual respect preserved
  • No contempt: a healthy dialogue remains possible
  • A sincerely expressed desire to reconnect

Points to watch

  • !Idealization of the past (52) overshadows the causes of the breakup
  • !Many promises, few concrete commitments
  • !The question of "why it fell apart" remains off-limits

What the report answers

What red flags does the report detect?

Idealization of the past at 52: the comeback rests on an embellished "before" that erases the reasons for the breakup. That's the signal to watch — a return built on nostalgia, not on real self-questioning.

What do the score and communication dynamic say?

Affection at 66 but Communication at 47: that's the whole paradox of the comeback. The warmth is there; the clarity is missing. The report highlights the gap between emotional momentum and the absence of concrete commitments.

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