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4.5/5 stars

I read this book three months after a painful breakup. Knowing the consequences of staying would be too costly, yet, I still hanged on, hoping an unfaithful person would change their behavior.

"To withdraw now is to accept a sure loss, and that option is deeply unattractive. When you combine this with the force of commitment, the option of hanging on will therefore be relatively attractive even if the chances of success are small, and the cost of delaying failure is high. Aversion to loss on its own is strong, but when it converges with commitment, the force becomes an even more powerful influence, and shapes our thinking and decision making."

I didn't want to accept a sure loss then, so the consequences grew and grew.

This book doesn't justify my stupidity, but it helps me understand why I acted the way I did.