But know what, this one is not so easily answered. Keeping in touch or not with an ex is not always the easiest thing to do. But while some manage it with dignity, others end up looking foolish.

Whatever you do, remember there is no right or wrong way of doing it. Ultimately, it is a decision you have to take. The sooner the better!

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Distance Dooms

Often, a relationship ends because of the distance between the people involved. In such a situation, a break-up is usually amicable.

Keeping in touch with an ex is not too difficult but what matters is to move on once you realise it is a done thing.

Take the example of model Viraf Patel who won the Grasim Mr. India title in 2005. Around the same time, Viraf's relationship came to an end.

Viraf Patel

Almost two years later, he admits, "I am just about moving on now."

Letting go of someone is the difficult part. Keeping in touch is the easy bit. A phone call, a SMS or an email is all it takes.

It helps if the two are in a different city or even country. Because when you don't let go, every time there is a connection, your heart misses a beat. After all, dil hai ki manta nahin.

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Break Free

However, there are some for whom a clean break is the best bet. It makes breaking up less difficult as the person is 'out of sight, out of mind'. But a clean break is best achieved with a person you met as a complete stranger.

Says Betsy Vincent, who works with a non-government organisation (NGO), "It is definitely easier to make a clean break with someone you have not known before. But if you are friends turned lovers and the relationship does not work out, making a clean break is difficult. Hopefully, you will still have a friend at the end of it all."

More often than not, friends turned lovers have the same social circle and you do end up meeting your ex, whether you want to or not. If you and your ex kept to your own friend circle, it is easier to make a clean break. And the best part is you still get to keep your friends.

Adds Betsy, "My ex and I never hung out with his or my friends. But I know him through close family friends and I am still in touch with them. They make sure never to have both of us around at the same time. It saves me, him and them from being caught in a spot."