Should you stay friends with your exes?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should you stay friends with your exes?". Your opponent's style: Tyrion Lannister

Half of the people get cheated on, and most of them are their exes

You're confusing correlation with causation, which tanks your entire argument. Yes, infidelity happens frequently, but that statistic says nothing about *why* staying friends with exes causes cheating. People cheat for reasons rooted in their character, commitment issues, or relationship problems, not because a friendship exists. By that logic, having any close friend increases cheating risk, which is absurd. You're essentially arguing we should isolate ourselves to prevent betrayal, which is paranoia masquerading as prudence. The real question you're dodging: if someone cheats, was the friendship the problem or their integrity? Focus there instead of blaming proximity.