The question of whether or not to get back together with an ex is an immensely consequential one. Depending on how we answer, we may either be sparing ourselves great pain – or properly exploring the happiness we legitimately deserve. Society on the whole has no particular answers to this (mostly couples simply fall into bed too soon when the issue of a return is on the cards), which is why John and Alain here workshop a questionnaire for The School of Life that couples can use to make sense of their confusions. An episode that’s unusual, practical and realistic.

