ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, SportsStaying away from your ex - there is an app for that

We are just days away from mushy cards, red flowers, and candy in heart boxes! Valentine's Day is not necessarily a good one for someone who has just been dumped.

Enter the "ex-app." This free app launched in March 2011. It blocks your ex's phone number so you can't continue to call and it tracks the number of consecutive days you stay off any digital hunt to find that person who may have said goodbye with no more than a text!