THE RULES OF GETTING BACK WITH AN EX

WANT TO KNOW IF YOU SHOULD GET BACK WITH YOUR EX???

We all have a "relationship well". That's the group of people you've either dated, or gotten intimate with . . . but for one reason or another, things didn't work out.

Anyway, if you've been thinking about dipping into your well in hopes of reuniting with an ex . . . here are some general guidelines to let you know WHEN . . . or even IF . . . you should.

--SOMETIMES take the loser back if . . .

#1.) You broke up because the timing was off
#2.) You broke up because of distance

--MAYBE take the loser back if . . .

#1.) You broke up because of an addiction . . . and you truly believe your ex is committed to staying clean.
#2.) You broke up because your ex cheated. (--I know what you're going to say. "No way. Once a cheater, always a cheater." But a lot of people are able to make it work after infidelity occurs. Shades of gray, my friends.)

--But NEVER take the loser back if . . .

#1.) Your biological clock is ticking and you just want to have a baby with SOMEONE.
#2.) Your ex was violent and / or abusive during your relationship. (--Obviously, I'm just reinforcing what you already know with this one.) (CNN)