Because you now know the outcome.
People seek comfort, security and certainty. Enough money to be financially secure. Certainty that he will not leave you. The comfort of a home.
The future is uncertain. You don’t know if you will retain that comfort or keep your securities. That is to a certain degree uncomfortable. You don’t know the outcome.
But when you look back into the past you now know the outcome. The past is no longer uncertain. And so the past is now more comfortable. It feels secure, because it was secured.
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