Let’s be honest, breaking up is never easy, especially when you’ve poured so much time and energy into a relationship with someone who was once a huge part of your life. However, just because a ...

Handling the aftermath of a breakup can be challenging, and without careful attention to the accompanying interpersonal dynamics, relationships with an ex can quickly fall into toxic patterns—and stay ...

The familiar comfort of an ex-partner’s embrace can feel like a warm refuge during the cold loneliness that follows a breakup. When emotions run high and vulnerability peaks, the temptation to return ...

Q. My ex often says, “You never cared about me, and now you don’t care about our daughter.” We’re divorced, but this comes up repeatedly. When she says it, I find myself defending how much I care — ...

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Battle is a certified clinical sexologist and sex and dating coach, educator, and speaker. The controversy over whether people can be friends with their exes is perennial. Is there value in keeping ...

Shows like Friends and How I Met Your Mother make the breakup-to-bestie trope seem doable (exciting, even). But offscreen, can you be friends with your ex? Most of us know how this story tends to play ...

Sooo…should you get back with your ex? Lots of us are no strangers to the question, whether it pops up after hearing that sappy song, perusing old pics, or getting ...