At some point, almost everyone has tried to work things out with an ex. Sometimes it goes really well: the space allows partners to appreciate each other, grow and mature independently and work much better when they reunite. Other times it’s absolutely awful, complete with cheating, drama, and tequila-sodden nights sobbing in club bathrooms and

codependency

There are some people who meet their future spouse when they’re 14, sitting in maths class together and avoiding the teacher’s gaze so they don’t have to answer questions about long division. For everyone else, there’s the sticky boys you kissed behind the bins (or under the bleachers if you’re American), the girls who left