Would you ever date or mess around with a good friend's ex?
3%
Yes, why not?
- Carly Twisselman, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"It also depends on how serious and how long ago they dated" - Jennifer Manghisi, 27, from New York, NY
"I've done it before. They're exes for a reason however I wouldn't exactly advertise that I did it."
31%
Yes, but only with my friend's permission
- Jessi Odenbach, 28, from Chicago, IL
"Duh." - Dominique Vance, 23, from New York, NY
"If she dated him a really long time ago and honestly doesn't care." - Emily Pelton, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"It depends on how long they've been broken up" - Miki Taka, 27, from Columbus, OH
"There's a reason they didn't work out." - Jennifer Beio, 26, from Chicago, IL
"I feel like I'm past the age where exes are off-limits." - Heather Callan, 25, from Chicago, IL
"In general I try to put my friends and other women first. Too often women sabotage each other. " - Allison Baxley, 29, from New York, NY
"Sometimes that person meets your friend before he meets you." - Christina Johnson, 31, from New York, NY
"Only under the right circumstances. It couldn't be a BIG ex." - Anne C, 24, from Miami, FL
"Depends on how they left things when they broke up." - Claire Griffin, 28, from Charleston, SC
"I guess...that's weird." - Priya Massand, 30, from Flushing, NY
"Hoes before bros." - Grace Hsieh, 22, from San Diego, CA
"But chicks over dicks regardless." - Shelby Kovant, 25, from New York, NY
"I'd be hurt if a friend did that to me without permission, so I'd give her the same courtesy." - Shelly Kaplan, 28, from Chicago, IL
"Done it! Ended up being great!" - Amy Liu, 23, from San Diego, CA
"Girl code. If she never cared for him and doens't care then it is okay." - Danielle L, 26, from Chicago, IL
"If it truly did not bother my friend and they gave the greenlight, sure. Otherwise, definitely not." - Vanessa Jeong, 28, from San Leandro, CA
"No sense in burning bridges." - Schuyler Pham, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"No, but yes in the situation where years have passed and some statute of limitations has run out"
47%
No
- Alison Dichter, 31, from New York, NY
"Spending some time -- fine. Too much -- no. You broke up for a reason and are in a new relationship" - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"Meeting for dinner once in a while to catch up is one thing. On the reg equals baggage." - Mercedes Tahir, 23, from New York, NY
"If you like someone a lot, they should know... and ask you out. I'm not down for the chase." - Kate Sample, 31, from Chicago, IL
"I'm more old-fashioned than guys may think." - Theresa G, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"Some time is enough, too much is questionable. " - Claire Griffin, 28, from Charleston, SC
"Sorry, that doesn't work. Someone has alterior motives, somewhere." - Priya Massand, 30, from Flushing, NY
"Depends how long ago they dated, but probably not..." - Mercedes Tahir, 23, from New York, NY
"Um, no." - Frankie Robinson, 36, from Chicago, IL
"So not comfy!! I would like to know and if it's not valid I'm out of my comfort zone then it's dunzo." - Gina Kim, 24, from San Diego, CA
"There are some lines that you just don't cross, and that's one of them. Unless it's love, don't..." - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"If it's mutual, and sparks are flying, I know you'll step up to the plate." - Mekalia Reid, 27, from New York, NY
"Totally depends. But if he's not asking me out, chances are he doesn't like me alot." - Samantha Conniff, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"Not okay, ever." - Julienne Irons, 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"I like fresh starts with the men I date and dating a friend's ex is just old and rotten to me. " - Dominique Jackson, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"Too many fish in the sea to waste time on a friend's sloppy seconds." - Kate DAlleva, 25, from Morristown, NJ
"It's nicer to be asked." - Grace Kang, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"Exes should be exes." - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"We can be each others motivation to work out" - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"That's crossing every line ever drawn in the rules of friendship" - Jennifer Beio, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Super skinny men make me feel self-conscious - I like if we both look a bit more realistic." - Greta Eagan, 30, from New York, NY
"Probably not." - Heather Callan, 25, from Chicago, IL
"I'd like to think yes, but I don't know for sure. It depends on a lot of variables. " - Heather Callan, 25, from Chicago, IL
"I once cared deeply for someone, but always knew we wouldn't stay together. " - Allison Baxley, 29, from New York, NY
"Way too shy." - Justine Bour, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Hindsight is 20/20." - Justine Bour, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Friends shouldn't date each other's ex's...nothing good could come of that." - Samantha Conniff, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"I can't help it...I like being asked" - Sara Koch, 30, from Youngstown, OH
"No way in hell. There are sooo many other men to choose from."