History Main / WorkingWithTheEx

* Used repeatedly in ''Scrubs'' between JD and Elliot in the first three seasons, which included them sharing an office too small for separate desks. Dr Cox and Jordan also had this set up for the first two seasons before reuniting.

* On ''NewsRadio'' co-anchors Bill McNeal and Catherine Duke have a sometimes tense relationship because of a fling they had in the past. Dave and Lisa also have to continue working together after they break up.

* Ant-Man: Hank Pym and [[Comicbook/TheAvengers The Wasp]], to the point where this is almost what the two are most famous for.

* Happened once on "CovertAffairs" with Auggie's Russian ex-girlfriend.
* [[TheXFiles Mulder]] winds up having to do this at times during season 5 with Diana Fowley. Things really get awkward, though, when [[OfficialCouple Scully]] [[CatFight has to work with her too]].
** In the season 7 episode ''all things'', Scully runs into an ex-lover, dying at a hospital. She seems to still have feelings for him, but ultimately rejects his feelings for her, seeing as this episode works as a BigReveal of [[spoiler: Mulder and Scully's relationship]].

* In ''TheAlphabetKiller'', when former detective Megan Paige is allowed back into the force on desk duty after receiving treatment for the mental breakdown she had during a SerialKiller investigation years ago, she finds that her ex-boyfriend/ex-partner is now Chief of Police, and thus her boss. This puts him in an extremely awkward position when the killer resurfaces, as no one knew more about the case than Paige did.

* Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter, who play [[CastIncest brother and sister]] on the TV series ''{{Dexter}}'', recently divorced and have a sixth season in the planning.

* On ''{{Gargoyles}}'' Macbeth's two mooks [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Banquo and Fleance]] are said to be exes by Greg Weisman.

* On {{Gargoyles}} Macbeth's two mooks [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Banquo and Fleance]] are said to be exes by Greg Weisman.

* In ''JusticeLeague'', [[GreenLantern John Stewart]] and [[{{Hawkman}} Hawkgirl]] are ex-lovers.
* In ''BatmanBeyond'', Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon's history seriously strains relations between Batman and the GDP.

* ''AntMan'': Hank Pym and [[Comicbook/TheAvengers The Wasp]], to the point where this is almost what the two are most famous for.

* In ''Film/RunawayBride'', RichardGere's character (columnist) works for his ex-wife (editor). She has to fire him for not checking facts, and producing a totally overblown, inaccurate column about the titular character.

* GeorgeHamilton and his ex-wife Alana had a daytime TalkShow in TheNineties.

* FleetwoodMac, around the time of the ''Rumours'' album, consisted of two broken relationships and a drummer (who had a fling with the singer, but I don't know if that was before or later on).

* ''{{Castle}}'': Richard Castle works with ''two''. His editor and publisher are both ex-wives.

In some cases, a character is shown to work alongside their Ex with little or no issues, possibly even using their familiarity to perform better together than they would otherwise. This is often the result of their previous relationship ending with a realization that they were BetterAsFriends. In situations like this, light-hearted teasing about their past from the Ex is to be expected.

* In ''RunawayBride'', RichardGere's character (columnist) works for his ex-wife (editor). She has to fire him for not checking facts, and producing a totally overblown, inaccurate column about the titular character.

* ''[[Film/DeadAir2009 Dead Air]]'': Radio talk show host Logan Burnhardt works with his ex-wife, who is his station manager. Very little romantic tension is shown between the two of them, as their relationship seems to have evolved to JustFriends status.

* ''AntMan'': Hank Pym and [[TheAvengers The Wasp]], to the point where this is almost what the two are most famous for.