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Google "texting your ex" and you'll get a million articles listing all the rules you have to obey when undergoing such a brave endeavor. Many, however, find themselves in an (alcohol-induced) moment of weakness and the last thing on their mind is what someone else thinks of this stunt. "I'm hurt, I'm horny, and I need closure," we tell ourselves. But our exes might not be willing to fix us. They might even want to hurt us and share our dumb text with the rest of the world.
If so, they will probably send it to an Instagram account called Texts From Your Ex. Here's what it has collected so far.
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So do these screenshots mean that you must never text your ex? Of course not. If your split was civil and a few casual exchanges don't set either of you back emotionally, it's all good. As with most situations concerning relationships, you have to feel it out.
"You shouldn't wait too long after a breakup to text your ex if things ended cordially," relationship coach Chris Armstrong told Elite Daily. "That creates awkwardness," he explains. "Instead, it's best to build a nice and immediate bridge between the relationship and a friendship."
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But that doesn't mean you should bombard them with texts, revealing all of your emotions, either. Give yourself and your former partner a bit of time and space to process everything and come to terms with the end of your romantic before starting a healthy friendship.
Keeping in touch is a bad idea if one person wants to be friends while the other is still heartbroken about the relationship and is unsure of how they see the future between them. Say your ex still tries to reminisce with you about the good times you shared together or hints at the idea of you two reuniting later on in life. That means they're probably not over the breakup. If you have already moved on, however, further chatting might just hurt them. The best course of action in such a scenario would probably be to give them space.
Either way, there is no formula for every situation out there, so you might often have to rely on your best judgment. That being said, be careful when it comes to texting your ex early in the morning or late at night. At least Chris Armstrong advises against it.
"We all know what communication in the morning and evenings means between two people who have or have had, an intimate relationship. It means good morning and goodnight in a not-so-subtle way, and you don't want to get those signals crossed with an ex."
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Athletic_Girl 5 years ago
Oh my god, where does he live. Who wants to commit a murder with me?
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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
He is actually required by federal law to be an asśhole about it.
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I'm a makeup addict 5 years ago
this person(the grey one) must not be serious about anything...
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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Ugh gross “miss u”. I had an ex that sent me that on every platform for like six years. Like okay, you miss me. You don’t have ANYTHING else to say after all this time?
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I'm a makeup addict 5 years ago
who sends texts at 3:40 AM? it's rude to the reciever of the message because they'll be bothered by their ringtone of their phone..
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
So why didn't you block the number? There really are some dumb people out there. It's not rocket science: Block the ex and get on with your life.
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Ray Heap 5 years ago (edited)
Drat! Now I can´t get: "Hello my baby, hello my honey Hello my ragtime, summertime gal!" Out of my head.... ...and now you can´t either.
shado 5 years ago
I am still struggling with that 'pipetime gal' line o_0
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Aleksandra Elias 5 years ago
A lot of these 2AM messages are why I always turn the internet off on my phone before I go to sleep.
Wolfowl 5 years ago
Or 2 p.m. for all the wonderful diurnal people out there
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Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
Did these recipients know the guy was married when they started dating?
H Edwards 5 years ago
We don't necessarily know that they were married at the time of the dating. Could be exes that have got married since.
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Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 5 years ago
Who do people continue to interact with their ex's? unless there are children involved, just write them off and block them. Aint go no time for that s**t. LOL
KombatBunni 5 years ago
Once had an ex message me on Facebook and my immediate reply was “I have nothing to say to you, go away”, then blocked him. So glad the rest of them ignore me.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
And in all of those 10 years you never had one moment of sheer geniality and blocked the creep?
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Ray Heap 5 years ago (edited)
Drat! Now I can´t get: "Hello my baby, hello my honey Hello my ragtime, summertime gal!" Out of my head.... ...and now you can´t either.
shado 5 years ago
I am still struggling with that 'pipetime gal' line o_0
Load More Replies... Aleksandra Elias 5 years ago
A lot of these 2AM messages are why I always turn the internet off on my phone before I go to sleep.
Wolfowl 5 years ago
Or 2 p.m. for all the wonderful diurnal people out there
Load More Replies... Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
Did these recipients know the guy was married when they started dating?
H Edwards 5 years ago
We don't necessarily know that they were married at the time of the dating. Could be exes that have got married since.
Load More Replies... Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 5 years ago
Who do people continue to interact with their ex's? unless there are children involved, just write them off and block them. Aint go no time for that s**t. LOL
KombatBunni 5 years ago
Once had an ex message me on Facebook and my immediate reply was “I have nothing to say to you, go away”, then blocked him. So glad the rest of them ignore me.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
And in all of those 10 years you never had one moment of sheer geniality and blocked the creep?
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