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**Men don’t “just get over” betrayal.** When a man bonds deeply, his brain can build attachment through trust, intimacy, loyalty, routine, and exclusivity. One chemical involved is **vasopressin**, which is linked to bonding, protection, loyalty, and mate-guarding. So when betrayal happens, the bond doesn’t always disappear overnight. That’s why he can feel: - angry, but still attached - disgusted, but still missing her - done, but still protective - betrayed, but still emotionally hooked That doesn’t mean he’s weak. It means his nervous system is trying to process a bond that his mind now knows is unsafe. The danger is when love turns into obsession, jealousy, control, or self-abandonment. The healing starts when he realizes: **“My body may still feel bonded, but my boundaries still matter.”** Betrayal doesn’t just break trust. It confuses the biology that helped create love in the first place.

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