Should Katy get back together with her ex?

Should Katy Perry get back together with her ex?

Is it ever a good idea to get back with your ex? Especially when the person in question is a serial dater?

Most of us have been there at one time or another: Unsuitable partner rings up/texts/emails (delete as appropriate) and suggests we ‘take a break’.

Cue tears, wine and Ben & Jerry’s on the sofa and discussions with friends for the women or a night out (or three) on the beers for the men. Days or weeks later, just as we are feeling better, there is an unexpected phonecall, a cheeky smile or a sexy text message in the early hours of the morning and somehow the unsuitable ex is no longer an ex and is back in your arms before you can say ‘game over’.

Katy Perry appears to have fallen in this trap, yet again. She’s not alone; Psychology Today reports that 62 per cent of lovers would consider getting back together with an ex regardless of what broke them up in the first place.

According to Us magazine, 27-year-old Katy had a romantic reunion with her ex John Mayer after inviting him over for a barbecue bash over Memorial weekend in the US. Just two months after they split for the second time, the couple apparently ‘flirted up a storm’ at her Hollywood Hills home.

A source said: ‘They seem to be back together – or back together-ish. They were very flirty and having a really good time together. They have good chemistry.’

The source predicted that the couple could get back together. ‘It’s not over until it’s over,’ they said.

Just because he’s good-looking and writes brilliant songs but does that make him a suitable boyfriend? John is clearly not only a bad boy but also a serial dater, who has left a string of broken hearts in his wake. Past loves include Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz and Jessica Simpson.

Things Katy, or anyone facing this age-long dilemma, should ask themselves these three key questions before green lighting Part Two of their romance:

1. Are we getting back together for the right reasons? Do we both genuinely want to be in a relationship? Or am I scared/lonely/frightened about being single? Is there pressure from one party more than the other? This needs to be totally your decision, not someone else’s.
2. Why did we break-up in the first place? What was the reason for the split in the first place? In Katy’s case, perhaps it was John’s wandering eye. Will that always be an issue? Is it something that she can forgive and forget about? If an ex promises to change they need to show you they can and stick to their word.
3. Have you given it enough time? It’s always good to give a relationship some space after it has stalled. Only after being apart for some time is it a good idea to give it another try.

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