because;
1). They can jump into your pants whenever they want by sending text messages that land in your pocket.
2). Between alphabetized contact lists and auto-complete, names invoked in digital media can be a Freudian nightmare. When I search for “Dad” the similarly spelled name of an older man I once dated flickers across the screen
3). Inevitably Online, you watch your exes’ lives unfold parallel to yours—living, shifting digital portraits of roads not taken with partners you did not keep.
Ex* = not necessarily someone you’ve dated in a serious relationship. Any vacation flings, one night stands, and casual hook up will do.