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Why Having Sex with Your Ex Is a REALLY Bad Idea
I know that you want some — we all need sex — but having sex with your ex is not the answer.
Relationships are complicated and break ups even more so. Having sex with your ex, believe it or not, can make them both worse.
Obviously, break ups happen when there are issues in a relationship and they usually happen after a lot of hurt from both sides. Letting go of each other, while it might be painful, is often a necessary course of action.
Surprisingly, conflict in a relationship can enhance attraction to each other. As a result, exes often go back to each for sex, even after a nasty break up.
And when they do, disaster ensues.
So, why is having sex with your ex a really bad idea? Let me tell you why.
#1 — It’s confusing and anxiety producing.
When we break up with someone, it is always for a reason. We leave or we are left or the decision is mutual. Whatever the reason, we break up.
If you start having sex with your ex, the break up lines are blurred.
If you did the leaving, why are you going back? Are you lonely, bored, horny or are you going back because you regret your decision?