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Photo : Oleggg ( Shutterstock ) The holiday season is ripe with nostalgia, so it’s not totally surprising that you might receive a text from a curious ex during this time. An innocent text is one thing but if an ex comes strolling back into your life, wanting to rekindle things as soon as the nights get a little colder, you might be on the receiving end of the latest dating trend called “ winter coating.” “Winter coating is when a former partner or lover from your past tries to rekindle your romance for the winter months in an attempt to avoid loneliness and other difficult feelings,” says Minaa B., one of eharmony’s relationship experts. Think of it this way: Y ou grab your reliable parka when it starts to get chilly outdoors; however, the minute it starts warming up , you discard it because you no longer need it. Nice, right? While winter coating follows other cringe-worthy dating trends like cuffing and snow globing , the reappearance of an ex during the holidays does make se...

Photo : Pressmaster ( Shutterstock ) With a few billion people on the planet, is it really so bad that you fell head over heels with your ex’s friend? After all, treading through the often hellish dating world can be tough and stressful, so if you finally find someone you genuinely connect with, does it matter if they happen to be besties with your ex? Well, yes and no. When it comes to dating your ex’s friend, Gigi Engle , a certified sex educator and the resident intimacy expert at 3Fun , said it will “very much depend on the friendship in question— and the potential relationship between you and the friend.” While people might have opinions on dating an ex, “it’s not ‘inappropriate’ to date an ex’s friend,” she says. “We all have exes, and relationships end in a host of different ways. If you really want to pursue your ex’s friend and you decide it is the right decision for both of you, hopefully your ex will want you to be happy and not stand in your way. An emotionally mat...