Can a relationship work after a break up?

A lot of times it "absolutely does work" after you break up. Breaking up is just a way of saying "I will not go on with this relationship the way it's going." So, someone lets go and the other is hurt by it. The degree of how bad the "thing" was that breaks you up, determines if it can come together and survive another chance. You break up with that person because he does drugs, for example. You find out a month or six months later they're clean now. You bump into this person at the music store or the mall and say 'hey.' No hard feelings are felt, and the reason for all of the discomfort and negativity is gone. You were obviously negative on the drug thing. You still like this person for the laughs you had, and things go back. Here's another example. Maybe you have really had it with your own life and then you realize your boy or girlfriend isn't the problem. You're just stressed over family issues, and you decide it's your partner's fault. You get it together later and realize again, hey, it's you, not them. Other reasons are just boredom or growing pains for anybody, adults or kids. If you can iron out the little things before they become big, you can have peace. Not all relationships, however can ever go back. Watch out for the ones where you're finding out about the other person as time goes on and you know, somehow, they are just not right for you. It was never meant to be. You thought you saw potential. The other person might have been playing you for some reason; sex, or to be popular. Go kind of slow finding things out and bring them to the surface if you think the problem can hurt your relationship.