Affecting the current flow...

After having a few dates with a guy and getting to know him as a person and if he is compatible with you, the inevitable question of the ex always seems to pop up. They want to know what happened, why it happened, where it happened and all of the questions that you still may have in your brain as well. When we date someone new, is it ok to tell your new guy about what happened in your last relationship, or do you keep it to yourself? When a new guy comes into your life, you feel as though you are ontop of the world, nothing can bring you down, nothing can jar you, until the question of the ex pops up. You want the guy your with to know what you have been through, but there is a hesitation to tell him. What if he thinks that your still in love with your ex? What if he thinks you went way out of proportion with what happened between you and the ex? And how do you know when to shut up? How many times have people asked us about our ex's and it turns into a 30 minute conversation that we really didn't want to go into. In reality what I am trying to get at is that relationships in the past, can greatly affect a relationship your in now. It can go both ways. So just be careful when giving information about an ex. The way the break-up happened can tell a lot about a person. For example: If you were one of those women to take a hammer to a guys X-box the minute something goes wrong, then that might tell a guy that you have buttons that he may not want to even go to. You have to be careful when you talk about ex's. They can be a bomb that can explode and make your new flame, not so interested in you as you were thinking. Ex Boyfriend Drama = Men running in the opposite direction.