In a relationship that had gone on->off->on->off… multiple times, I could see why it’d be unlikely that re-entering the relationship would make you too happy. But what about...
a) A relationship that had just gone from on-> off? I imagine that there are cases where the expected utility of going back on is very high. And where it’d be hard to find someone else with whom you could be as happy.
b) A relationship that was declined from the get go?
I realize that these cases aren’t what you were explicitly talking about in your post. And so I should have been more clear about what I’m referring to. I’m thinking about the more general question of what to do when you’ve been denied and when you think that if the other person changed their mind, entering a relationship with them would be rational from an expected utility standpoint.
In a relationship that had gone on->off->on->off… multiple times, I could see why it’d be unlikely that re-entering the relationship would make you too happy. But what about...
a) A relationship that had just gone from on-> off? I imagine that there are cases where the expected utility of going back on is very high. And where it’d be hard to find someone else with whom you could be as happy.
b) A relationship that was declined from the get go?
I realize that these cases aren’t what you were explicitly talking about in your post. And so I should have been more clear about what I’m referring to. I’m thinking about the more general question of what to do when you’ve been denied and when you think that if the other person changed their mind, entering a relationship with them would be rational from an expected utility standpoint.