New Study Reveals Whether You Can Really Be Friends With an Ex

We all know Seacrest supports staying friends, but can it really work? An offical study was conducted and the answer is no. 

They did a study at the University of Arizona and came to the conclusion that no, you can't be happily friends.

Apparently every contact you have with an ex – including texts, phone calls, and e-mails – makes you 1% more miserable.

Do you agree? Listen back to the debate here

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Code of the day in a second. We've had this
discussion so many times. I believe you can't be friends
with your exes. Tanya says, need differ, but their view
is may be different because they are married. So I
can technically be right, and I'm also open about it.
If I'm in a relationship, I will say, look, I
still hear from, or check in with, or am friends with.
And if there's a problem check in with good bye

(00:23):
a birthday, Happy birthday. Why But if there's a problem
with that, I say, tell me now. So this came
out of the University of Arizona. Actually came to the
conclusion that the answers No, every contact with an X,
including textphone calls, and emails makes you one percent more miserable. Wow,

(00:46):
more miserable.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Think about all those percentages that are piled up over
the years.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
I'm thinking about it differently, and Tanya's telling me it's holding.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
Me back for like this at least so the end
of the year not to contact an next right, there's
no ill will.

Speaker 3 (01:00):
It's not like we're saying you need to wish ill
will on these exodus.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
You just put it in the past. Make this your
what was the thing that I was talking about yesterday,
like get it done until the end of the year,
like your resolution.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
I remember yesterday show lock it in. Lock it in
today's quote, don't wait for the stars to align, reach
up and rearrange them the way you want them. That's right.
I kind of love it.

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