relationship expert stacy kaiser said its normal to search occasionally for information about a former flame as for amy she said in the end the information is there and im going to look at it and i want to know the only way that someone would find out that youre looking at their instagram or their facebook page is if you slip up and accidentally like something not really said eric limer associate editor of gizmodo a technology blog the scary ways online dating can go wrong amy admitted that she looks up her most recent ex about once a week everyone looks if its out there i want to see it she said i think its probably a little out of control that i google my exes facilitated by websites such as instagram twitter and facebook cybersnooping has become quite common i probably should just be satisfied with the actual breakup being the closure but i think everybody does it she said it is healthy and normal to be curious about an ex and want to google them said kaiser a licensed psychotherapist its very hard to resist looking i mean its there its almost impossible to find out if anybody has been searching for you and its even more impossible to find out if a specific person has he said i google pretty much everyone my exes and if i know who theyre dating then i google them too she said 151 do you google your exes according to a 2013 pew research survey 48 percent of social networking site users between the ages of 18 and 29 have used social networking sites to check up on someone they dated in the past it becomes unhealthy when its hurting your current relationship or impacting your daily activities should people who search for exes online be worried that theyll be found out if you said yes youre not the only one amy a 31yearold who didnt want gma to use her last name or show her face said shes guilty of doing it