ive never personally done this but i would imagine it would be hard to let go, especially if this was a serious relationship

Nope Nope and Nope.
Never have, never will.
They are an ex for a reason.
We can still hang out, but that's as far as it goes!

If they want it that badly, they should have thought twice about leaving

big no no

Every time I have chosen to do this, it led to me getting back together with the ex--which in the long run was a BAD idea. I've promised myself to not do it again, and I hope I keep it!

I have always gone back to an ex after we break up. This, in my eyes, is better than sleeping around. But as you would expect it makes moving on harder and then I have to cut them out of my life forever. If I didn't do this we probably could have become friends.

bad bad bad bad idea...
been there done that - never will do that one again.
it makes things so confusing and so hard to let go
of that person. it's better to treat an ex like a band-aid
rip them right off and go cold turkey....

I agree, this is a bad idea. You end up getting back together and prolonging the inevitable. Just make a clean break.

Been there.
It depends on how serious you were with the person you were with.
Me and my current bf broke up a lot in the beginning and kept seeing eachother.
I would tell myself not to, but deep inside, I loved him and loved being with him.
I enjoyed how I felt with him. At times, I would tell myself to avoid him because he would end up hurting me. Luckily we are more serious and stabled than ever before.

If we were to breakup again, I don't think I would continue this routine though. Go figure.

I've done this...bad bad bad idea.

Why is it better than sleeping around? As long as you are safe, I think it's better to sleep with someone else rather than an ex. Sleeping together will only prolong the pain, plus you might not use protection with an ex, even though he might sleep with others. Statistically, you're less likely to catch anything if you have several partners and are always safe with them.

I did that ... and my ex became my on-again boyfriend ... 2.5 years and still running.

Done it... bad, bad idea... It makes moving on that much harder.

Done it...doing it now. Prob a TERRIBLE idea but meh meeting new people takes too much effort. You just have to be in the right mind set...Get it on and get out no cuddles no fuss no muss

i've done it before with previous ex's but i actually saw my recent ex yesterday for the first time in like 7 months and boy did i want him!! but, i know hooking up with him again just going to make this worse and stir up all sorts of feelings and drama that I KNOW i dont need... so just say NO!

i agree, it's a terrible idea, but i've done it, and it was GREAT physically but terrible emotionally
i never moved on until i cut ties with him and slept with someone else

I could never do this, talk about head games.

ive re-slept with two exes. one was more like a friends with benefits, hey we aren't compatible as boyfriend/girlfriend but the sex was still good so... it really worked out too bc we both knew how bad we were as a couple so noone started to like the other one.

then my other ex was a 'sorta lets get back together' sex which in a way im glad we did it because the second (and last time) we had sex after a break up i realized that he looked like a horny midget while we were in the middle of it and couldnt stop laughing and then realize 'how could i ever be with someone who i just want to laugh so hard at in the middle of sex'. so that was the end of that lol

i think that if you can get past the whole 'sex=relationship' thing then sometimes sex with an ex can be fun

haha i so thought of a sex and the city quote that is PERFECT for this:

sex with an ex can be depressing. if its good, you don't have it anymore. if its bad, well, you just had sex with an ex

hahahaha

DONT EVEN GO THERE!! BEEN THERE DONE THAT BAD BAD BAD DECISION!!!

Honestly, I've only had one serious relationship, but we still had feelings and loved each other after we broke-up, so we continued to sleep together. Then, we got back together. He was a bit weaker because I saw it as two people having sex, and it made him realize how much he truly loved me. This went on for about seven months, but now, we're in a stable, long-term, loving relationship.

However, it was emotionally tolling and afterwards, I spent a lot of time feeling used and crying. I think when you are emotionally stable with the end of a relationship, there's no problem with being friends (with benefits), but if there are ANY feelings remaining for this person, then it's best not inflame them by sleeping together.

i don't think it's wise to sleep with an ex, but sometimes it's hard not to

Ugh, never a good idea!

i must be the only one who's done this and doesnt think it's a bad idea haha. i've had sex with an ex before and i wasn't the one who was emoitionally still attached, he was.he was the one begging me to get back with him, i was just in it for the booty.

there's no reason why a guy should be the only one who's in it just to feed their own sexual appetite. When I have sex with an ex, or a friend who i've had sex before the first thing I say is "it's just sex, let's get that clear, I dont plan on marrying you"

for me, I just like the comfort level.

has NOTHING to do with me wanting to get back together or start a relationship.

Never done it. Sounds like a pretty bad idea!

It's called letting go and knowing went to.

I've done it or more than one occasion, and I can say that its NOT a good idea. Especially w/ my last relationship, I broke up w/ my ex and then we hooked up two months later and had amazing sex but it went right back into a relationiship and I was like 'oh no, this wont work!' The emotions get back in and all it becomes is sex - which is not ALL that when nothing else is there. So if you break up with someone, BREAK AWAY from them too. No calls, no meeting up, and definitely NO SEX!!

are you kidding me?
ex is an EX. whether you ended it or he did... it was ended for some reason or another.

however, if you had intentions to possibly get back with him, and you were single and so was he, yeah.. maybe it would be okay then.. but otherwise.. i would say, no no no no no.

especially NO if he has a girlfriend or you have a boyfriend.

never...

i can tell how hard it would be,skigurl..eventho i havent really done that before...why letting someone to hurt you again? what is done is done...just cut the tie and move on!!!

I did this once with an Ex for quite some time. We were hiding it from all of our friends. We would make it seem that infront of others we were distant and could not stand one another. But after everyone was gone it was a different story. Needless to say, its something I will never do again.

A Ex is a Ex for a reason. It didn't work out the first time, or maybe the second. so just move on

I did this for a few months after my ex and I broke up after three years of living together, even though it turns out he had another girlfriend. I didn't see him for a few months and when he finally came over one day months later to pick up some of his things, he texted me a day later over and over trying to get me to sleep with him (he was still with the same girl). This time I turned him down, even though I wasn't attached to anyone. I'm realized I'm too good for that.

Two months have gone by and I have an amazing boyfriend now, but my ex recently emailed me wanting to go to lunch or have drinks, but said, "just as friends of course." I know he'll end up trying to sleep with me because that's the kind of guy he is--biggest ego ever--but it won't happen. ever. Bad idea.

I slept with an ex once after we broke up. Yeah, I would never do that again.

If I liked the guy enough to sleep with him he wouldn't be my ex. If he broke up with me than I wouldn't be able to be his friend.

My ex-boyfriend and I were broken up for about a year before we resumed a physical relationship. I still wasn't over him and he had dated another girl during our time apart. He just wanted a friend with benefits and I was hoping it would lead to more...which of course it didn't! BAD IDEA!

I'm currently in this situation. It's weird... neither of us really knows where we stand I guess... friends with benefits and a history, I suppose. I wouldn't call it such an incredibly bad idea, the way other posters have.

ive slept with the guy i lost it to plenty of times after we broke up. but that was the only Ex ive done that with. other then that i would not sleep with an EX

hmmm wel me an my ex broke up four times and got back together everytime we never had sex while we were together...now that we have broken up guess what we have been having sex,,,and its harder now i truly love him i get jealous and he tries not to get me jealous orlet me find out things.don'tdo it its harder to let go...because if he gets a girld friend i really don't no what i would do

I done it i aint sayin this the right thing to do, but i always say if it feel right do it with no regrates if it dont feel right leave it lone simple....... I aint no expert but whats the difference off sleeping with an ex to being with someone you cant stand touching you but because your married ect you feel its the right thing to do then feel bad after you do have sex knowing you hated every minute off your husband or partner touching you. Whats the difference??