relationship with ex, friends with ex

These are some of the signs:
-    Your partner puts you down (verbally) in front of others
-   While your partner says they love you, their actions don’t back it up.
-   Your partner is controlling – reading your mail or “showing up” at places you are just to “check up” on you.
-   Your partner tries to make [...]

If your ex is demonstrating you a little bit of interest, or appears more interested in going out and passing time with you than before, or if you notice signs that your ex is trying to flirt with you, then it’s okay to be a little hopeful but you need to avoid jumping the gun. [...]