"Run. Like Pantyhose in a Briar Patch": Reader Responses to ex-flame Pop Quiz

Dear Denise, The man you’ve recently begun dating told you he can’t take you anywhere his former girlfriend—whom he broke up with two years ago— might be, in case it hurts her feelings. And he doesn’t want to hear otherwise. This, he says, is just how it is. All of which gives you the feeling he’s still attached to his ex…What were our Wise Readers’ opinions on this? And what does the science say? Read on!

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Pop Quiz! What's the length of time you would avoid taking a new lover to places where a former flame might be?

What is the length of time you would avoid taking a new lover to places where a former flame might be? The Situation: A man has told his new girlfriend that he cannot take her anyplace his ex-gf might be present…to protect the ex’s feelings. How long ago did they break up? Two years.

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