6. You brag about your hotshot ex-boyfriend by saying things like, “He graduated from a top university”
“I kind of got self-conscious, like I’m not good for anything…” You can make your boyfriend feel bad with comments that seem like you are boasting about your ex. It sounds better if you complain a little, such as following a compliment up by saying something like “…but his personality wasn’t so great so I broke up with him.”