Although, even if you are the sentimental type, keeping love notes from exes can be a hard thing to manage in a new relationship.

A picture with you and your ex in it? Sure. A note from her about how much you love each other?

...yeah, that’s going to be tough for a new partner to take if they find it. It makes no sense to keep even that, unless you’re still hung up on that ex.

I have an old drawing that my ex did that I’ll one day make into a tattoo. Not because of the fact that he drew it - I had a tattoo idea, he was an artist and he sketched up my vision for me, and I want to base a tattoo off the idea. It won’t be his work, but it’ll be the basis, and I’ll never think of his participation when I look at it when it’s in my body. I’m going to change too much if it to have his work be relevant.

But all of the sweet birthday cards and love notes from that relationship? Straight into the trash when I met my now husband.

Even though we’ve been together for years, I’d be upset if I found a hidden shoebox tomorrow with love notes from my husbands ex girlfriends.

Sentimental or not, you have to throw all of that shit out if you’re trying to move forward in a new relationship.