What's the acceptable level of ex-interaction?
24%
Annual calls are okay.
- Jackie Rivera, 25, from Miami, FL
"Touchy...don't ever let me know if you're alone with them, hanging out. That's asking for trouble." - Anna Bykova, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"You`ve been close, so please keep in touch rarely." - Sara Koch, 30, from Youngstown, OH
"As long as there aren't still feelings, you should be able to be friends." - Miana DeGardeyn, 33, from Chicago, IL
"Unless it was a nasty breakup, there's a reason you were together. Staying friends makes sense." - Jessica Angst, 23, from Palm Beach, FL
"It's a sign of maturity when you can be friends with your exes." - Samantha Conniff, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"It's nice to check up on someone that you were super close with." - Maya Calaway, 24, from Boston, MA
"Depends on the relationship and break up. If he was heartbroken, it could be a little threatening." - Nadia Reiman, 28, from Brooklyn, NY
"If you happen to run into each other you should be cool. Don’t hate each other, but don’t be besties" - Senait Mengstab, 30, from San Francisco, CA
"If I trust him, then casual/social interaction is cool. If I don’t, things won’t last anyway." - Ashley Woolley, 25, from Chicago, IL
"As long as you're on mutual friend-only terms." - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"You can check on them to make sure they are breathing, but that's about it :/" - Marisa Zupan, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"Realistically, constant contact with an ex is messy business, and girls know it." - Rachel U, 26, from New York, NY
"Friendly terms are fine, but if annual calls turn into weekly calls, then things might get weird." - Sarah Conrad, 27, from New York, NY
"She better not be in your top 10 on Myspace." - Vanessa Jeong, 28, from San Leandro, CA
"Whatever you do, just be honest: I'll respect you more." - Kylan Conroy, 24, from Chicago, IL
"I am friends with some of my exes, so it is only fair!" - Tiffany Clarke, 25, from richmond, ca
"I don't mind being friends, but you're my ex for a reason!" - Susie Jones, 29, from Naples, Fl
"Keep in touch, but do not touch." - Sara Bour, 23, from Urbana, IL
"It shows that you are mature if you can still be friends with your ex." - Katrina Robinson, 28, from Charleston, SC
"I can deal if you're close to an ex...but I won't necessarily be crazy about the idea." - Jennifer Manghisi, 27, from New York, NY
"I want to hear how terrible you're doing without me." - Kira Wilkinson, 27, from Washington, DC
"I am still friends with my exes. We don't hang out, but an occasional, hey, how are you is ok." - Danielle L, 26, from Chicago, IL
"“It's important to not live in the past, but some can pull of ex friendships that are harmless. ”" - Laura Lefkowitz, 35, from New York, NY
"I'm friends with almost all of my exes." - Erika Thomas, 25, from Miami, FL
"Birthdays are a legitimate and cordial time to keep in touch." - Emily Woolf, 26, from Brooklyn, NY
"If I'm dating you, then I trust you."
39%
Keep the exes in the past.
- Genevieve Melzer, 27, from San Francisco, CA
"You broke up for a reason." - Sandy Tragos, 32, from Chicago, IL
"Exes are considered ex' for a reason." - Cheng-Cheng Lok, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"It's always good if the guy never talks to his ex, that way there's nothing to worry about." - Paula L, 28, from Miami, Florida
"If it's over, why do you need to be that close?" - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"How would you feel when you hear me chatting up my ex?" - Dominique Jackson, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"Those chickenheads better stay away!" - Vicky Kuo, 24, from San Diego, CA
"Fuck the ex, don't ever bring them up." - Kristin Castro, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"Really, what's the point in going back?" - Corey G, 25, from Chicago, IL
"If they're truly an ex, there's no reason to chat." - Dominique Vance, 23, from New York, NY
"I trust my man. I'd like things to stay appropriate - friendish is enough." - Jennifer Beio, 26, from Chicago, IL
"It's fine to be friendly, but weird to be friends. You broke up for a reason." - Wendy Farley, 44, from Charleston, SC
"Exes do not belong in current relationships. Period." - Ashley Hayes, 24, from Los Angeles, CA
"I really don't think you should speak to your ex. Nothing good can come of it." - Erika San Miguel, 32, from Larkspur, CA
"There are exceptions, like if they have children together. Like I said, past is past." - Amber Sellers, 33, from Brooklyn, NY
"It is always uncomfortable." - Emily Pelton, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"Better for everyone if there isn't too much contact." - Claire Watkins, 25, from Santa Cruz, CA
"An ex is an ex for a reason, right?" - Marianna Branda, 23, from Miami, FL
"It avoids bigger problems if exes are just cut off." - Luana Suciu, 25, from Boston, MA
"What's done is done." - Alicia Cohen, 37, from New York, NY
"It just makes more sense-less drama that way for everyone." - Grace Hsieh, 22, from San Diego, CA
"They don't need them when they have me." - Jessica G, 25, from Boca Raton, FL
"Enough said. It will make your girlfriend doubt your relationship." - Grace Kang, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"You broke up with her for a reason. Get over it." - Justine Bour, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Only problems come from keeping exes around, so it's not worth it." - Jill Hanner, 34, from Astoria, NY
"I find it really hard to belive ex’s can be friends." - Kate Cohen, 27, from Syosset, NY
"It's less complicated that way." - Frankie Robinson, 36, from Chicago, IL
"Ex + your guy = TROUBLE" - Lisa Miao, 27, from New York, NY
"Most men are too weak to maintain a purely platonic relationship with an ex." - Sherika Mair, 29, from West Palm Beach, FL
"That’s why they’re called exes, they don’t exit." - Wendy Liu, 23, from Alhambra, CA
"They better be out of my life and not watching over us." - Alison Dichter, 31, from New York, NY
"You can't really open a new door if you haven't closed an old one." - Karoline D'Angola, 24, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Exes are X'ed...totally off limits." - Britt Ancell, 26, from New York, NY
"Always so awkward." - Kristin Castro, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"What’s the point in going back…really?" - Jessi Odenbach, 28, from Chicago, IL
"They should not be hanging around." - Veronica Cheung, 24, from San Diego, CA
"If they must be in your life, it should be obviously platonic." - Priya Massand, 30, from Flushing, NY
"Baby mamas are, of course, the exception." - Stephanie Singer, 30, from New York, NY
"Unless you were friends right after breaking up, there is no need to rekindle the friendship." - Lauren McHenry, 26, from Dallas, TX
"They didn't make it into your future for a reason." - Renee Lucas, 30, from New York, NY
"The past is the past. Don't make it the present, or the future." - Regina Melzer, 32, from Los Angeles, CA
"It stays less complicated that way." - Vicky K, 25, from Chino Hills, CA
"Duh"
36%
Just don't cheat.
- Kate DAlleva, 25, from Morristown, NJ
"She can be a friend, but not a slumber-party friend." - Angela Lee, 23, from Cerritos, CA
"It is ok to stay friends with the ex-they were a part of your life." - Elinor N, 23, from New York, NY
"I am friends with my exes!" - Jacquelyn Tillotson, 31, from Miami Beach, FL
"I have to trust they are not together anymore for a reason." - Heather Callan, 25, from Chicago, IL
"It is great when two people can break up but stay friends." - Ashley Potter, 26, from Milwaukee, WI
"It's fine until you feel you have to justify it, then you're probably doing something wrong." - Kate Bailey, 26, from Chicago, IL
"All exes are different. As long as nothing bad is going on, it's okay to make your own rules." - Pienby Laurence, 25, from Jersey City, NJ
"If I'm in a relationship with you, I trust that you don't want to be with your ex." - Amy S., 25, from Chicago, IL
"I think it's close to impossible to be friends after, but if you can pull it off, props to you!" - Ashley Becker, 26, from New York, NY and Miami, FL
"As long as I'm your number one, you can still talk to her, just no hanky panky!" - Sara Jagodzinski, 24, from Carol Stream, IL
"Trust is a major necessity in a relationship." - Jen Gsell, 29, from Reston, VA
"I'm friends with a lot of my exes - if a guy is, that's fine, but keep it honest and platonic." - Jessica Chang, 30, from Los Angeles, CA
"I love my exes. We were together because we get along. We broke up because we aren't compatible." - Vida James, 28, from New York, NY
"I'm trying to be friends with my exes, but lord knows it ain't easy." - Kate Sample, 31, from Chicago, IL
"I like knowing that if we don't work out, we'll still be friends, too." - Mercedes Tahir, 23, from New York, NY
"If your ex is your friend, s/he is your friend." - Molly Millett, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"I trust who I date." - Lucy Malcolm, 26, from New York, NY
"It's a red flag if he can't speak to his ex anymore. I respect a guy is friends with his exes." - Cat Davis, 25, from New York, NY
"It depends on how fresh the relationship was, and what the terms of it ending were." - Nancy Spruiell, 43, from New York, NY
"My ex was my best friend for years after our divorce." - Anne C, 24, from Miami, FL
"This of course depends completely on the situation and how you left things." - Miranda Elling, 32, from Chicago, IL
"There's usually still something good about someone even after you've broken up." - Julienne Irons, 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"If I can't trust you to talk to your ex, then I can't trust you period." - Becca Schepps, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"Also depends on how the relationship ended. But if you forbid something, you only add energy to it." - Johanna Beyenbach, 29, from New York, NY
"I’d be a hypocrite if I said otherwise." - Shannon Harknett, 24, from New Orleans, LA
"Being friends with an ex happens. I'm big on trust." - Ann Dang, 24, from San Diego, CA
"i usually have enough trust in him." - Tiffany Davis, 32, from San Diego, CA
"It's okay to be friends, just be honest." - JoAnna Di Tullio, 24, from Boston, MA
"I'm friends with some of my ex boyfriends, and I would never make rules for you." - Doris Parker, 27, from Springfield, MA
"If it was an amicable break, you’re both happy, why not be friends? No need to be mad or jealous." - Elise Stiller, 36, from Seaford, NY
"Hopefully, you’ll always stay friends/family." - Deborah Lau, 23, from La Jolla, CA
"If a person is mature, talking to an ex is okay. Just don’t ruin the current relationship." - Gina Kim, 24, from San Diego, CA
"I'm friends with my exes, so I think ex-interaction is perfectly fine just as long as it's plutonic." - Rebecca Nashleanas, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"If they want to stay on good terms with an ex that is fine, just stay honest and loyal." - Vicky Chivy, 26, from San Diego, CA
"No cheating" - Kate Sample, 31, from Chicago, IL
"I like knowing that if we don't work out, we'll still be friends, too." - Jessica Barrutia, 24, from Chicago, IL
"“An ex at one point was a large part of your life, and contributed to who you are as a person. ”" - Nora Lahl, 31, from Milwaukee, WI
"Too much hate for the ex is a bad sign." - Rosie Dehoyos, 29, from Dallas, TX
"My ex calls all the time, I'm too nice to say stop!"