9 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Stay Friends With Your Ex (3 of 5)

4. You’ll probably end up back in bed together

Imagine hanging out with your ex, having a good time out on the town, and getting drunk. What do you think will happen next? Of course you’re going to hook up at the end of the evening! Maintaining a strictly platonic relationship when you are physically attracted to them is virtually impossible to pull off. Turning your ex — the guy/girl who was once the most important person in your life — into a booty call would be a sad legacy.

5. On and off relationships aren’t healthy

Staying close friends with your ex will increase the odds that it becomes one of those on-again, off-again relationships. You’ll get back together, get into the same conflicts that caused the relationship to end in the first place, break up, and repeat the cycle. It’s an extremely unhealthy and stressful way to go about things. A clean break ensures that this never happens.