It’s all about “ex-pectations” on the Edge tonight! The things an ex should just never do.
It’s pretty easy to find examples of people over-sharing during a break-up… just look in the tabloids. Take J-Lo and Casper Smart: we know that he says she’s way too into workouts and healthy eating to hold an intelligent conversation. And he’s way too into transsexual strippers. Hey, everybody’s got their thing, but we wouldn’t know about it if somebody wasn’t talking.
More bad behavior could come from staying friends with an ex. Mostly because it’s almost never a real friendship, according to psychology today. Usually somebody is hurt, or wants something… like a booty call. Another something ex’s should never do.
And just this week, we saw how social media presence is becoming a big part of break-ups. The main point is not to post anything about your ex. In fact, some lawyers say that negative posts can cost clients tens of thousands of dollars, since it’s the same as smearing their reputation. “Ex-pectation”: don’t do it.
Which gets us to the point that you guys get involved, as our Man on the Edge, Robert Wilder, finds out things you think an ex should never do…