“There's a reason why you're called an ex. I crossed you off my list. Moving on.”— Zoe Saldana:, azquotes.com
“They've cut all ties to former flames. Given the proliferation of social media, it is much easier than ever to connect with past lovers; however, if your man keeps his ‘female business’ efforts directed towards you – and you only – there’s probably no relationship hazard worth investigating.”— Power Of Positivity, powerofpositivity.com
“You badly want to contact your ex, but just pause for a moment and think. Would you ever let your very best friend do the very thing that you are contemplating? HECK NO. That D-bag does not deserve to feel any sort of satisfaction and he certainly does not deserve to see your pain.”— Sutharsy Sivabalan, readunwritten.com
“When you text an ex, they get to be reassured that you miss them and that you’re constantly thinking about them. You may be at the stage where this is true, but, why let them know that? By not texting said ex, you are showing them and yourself that you are perfectly capable of being on your own and…”— Sutharsy Sivabalan, readunwritten.com
“There are so many fantastic men out there — you should be spending your time exploring them. The sooner you do that, the sooner you’ll be blowing off texts from your ex because you’ll be crushing on someone new.”— Halle Kaye, bolde.com
“For the big important things, it’s usually fine to text an ex but for smaller, every day things, you shouldn’t text your ex. It’s just your way of rationalizing reaching out to him when, really, you should be moving on.”— Veronica Walsingham, thetalko.com
“Anything you can say to an ex in a text is probably not worth the trouble of saying, despite the immediate gratification it might offer.”— Jamie Lauren Keiles, cosmopolitan.com
“If you absolutely must, type out the message. Then, send it to YOURSELF, and wait many, many hours. I promise you that the extreme desire to send your ex that text message will pass.”— Alexia LaFata, thoughtcatalog.com
“Take a second to be real with yourself. You are not texting your ex because you genuinely care about what homework assignment they’re working on. You are not texting your ex just to tell them how angry you are. No. You are texting them with the hope that they will realize the error of their ways, wi…”— Alexia LaFata, thoughtcatalog.com
“Do not text him. No, not even one simple ‘hi.’ What are you going to get out that? Do you really care about how he’s doing or what he’s up to? Do you really want to talk about the weather or what sports game he’s watching? Do you really think he’s going to respond with what you want to hear?”— Lauren Martin, elitedaily.com
“I don’t want to say something I’ll regret. When I delete my ex from social media, it’s my way of walking away.”— Rosie Kelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“It’s extremely hard to get over someone you dated and dedicated a good chunk of your life to. It’s hard enough to run into them in person, but having to see their face on every app you open is one hundred times worse.”— Rosie Kelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“He counts as an ex because he made me feel dumped even without making me feel loved first.”— David Levithan, amazon.com
“Don’t think about it. Don’t think about what could have been. It’s too unbearable.”— Sophie Kinsella, amazon.com
“You deserve someone who would care if he lost you, not someone who would immediately jump into the arms of the next person he sees.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“It will hurt, but remember everything happens for a reason. Maybe he's a lesson you must learn and an experience you must feel.”— E.J. Cenita, instagram.com
“Just because you have history with someone does not mean you should be with them.”— Andrea Davis, thoughtcatalog.com