Friends with your ex?

I guess I'm still friends with my ex. Although, thats mostly thanks to going to the same school, and having the same friendgroup. And the breakup wasn't bad at all. It was just something that was already there, just not said yet. If you know what I mean. It was already over, it just needed someone to say that out loud. The age difference didn't help much.. That was probably the biggest reason to why it didn't work out. At least on my side.
 
I have some guys that I can stay friends with after breaking up with them, like one of my exes I've been friends with for years after we broke up. Although it wasn't a bad break up at all. We were both just too busy with school to have a relationship.

Although there are always some people who you can't be friends with after a breakup no matter how hard you try. I think it just depends on the situation and the person.
 
I'm friends with all my ex's still. I mean the break-ups weren't all that appealing for a few of them, but as time goes on, ya don't see each other for a while, ya still realize how much fun ya had with the other during those times and it is good to catch up adn hang out every so often.
 
It really depends on how I knew them before the relationship. If I was friends with them before the relationship and we hang out in the same social network than it may be an awkward few first months but eventually we'll probably be friends again. On the other hand, there's been exs I've promised to stay friends with but didn't purely because we hung out with different people and it was an effort to keep in touch purely for the sake of keeping in touch. If you wouldn't see the ex in your every day life I don't see the point of staying friends.
 
I broke up a month ago with my ex, we are somewhat like best friends and nothing much as changed, but yet i can't stand seeing her with another guy..not like i say or do anything, but you know, its not easy seeing a person who we have been involved recently with another guy/girl.
 
My view is unless the guy is not a total arsehole or you aint stil in love with him then yeah its prety possible to remain friends.

 
I have tired in the past and its difficult. Im in a new relationship at the moment and Im trying to remain friends with my last ex as we didnt part on bad terms.
 
I'm still friends with my ex, although we're not nearly as close as we used to be.. Once we weren't together anymore though, I realized I'd rather have him as a friend than nothing at all, so I started making an effort to talk with him like I used to and hang with him more. It is difficult though because I think back to the breakup a lot whenever I'm around him, and it's hard to laugh and joke like I used to.

I think what it all comes down to though was like how bad the break up was, for one, and then whether or not both of you have moved on. It's really hard to remain friends if there is bad blood between you both. This was the case with me and another ex, and the whole friends thing just didn't work out..
 
I'd like to say that I am, but no, he was an idiot, and presumably still is
 
It works out good, but in the beginning you aren't used to it and may have a few feelings for your ex, but as time goes you just accept the fact to move on, and it works out very well.
 
well i recently ended one relationship and started another...well not recently, i have been with my Current GF for like a month or summit so far and my ex before that was only 3 weeks. but anyway I am still friends with my Ex who i think still likes me, which is really annoying because my Ex Girlfriend has decided to become friends with my current Girlfriend. It's really really weird whenever i am spending time with her and she see's my ex she walks over and is all like friendly with my Ex... it's like WTF
 
I'm only friends with a few of my ex's because some of them were bad breakups, or we just weren't right to begin w/, so i didn't want to associate with them anymore. I'm kind of best friends w/ my latest ex though, funny right? we hated each other for a year until we talked it out, but shes not jealous of my fiance, nor is she mad at me for it.
 
That depends very on which ex. Someone I once dated is today my bestfriend ever, and we are closer now than we were when we actually was when we were dating. Then again, thats the only girl I've dated and girls are... easier?

My other ex though, well all we did while being a couple was fighting, and all we do after agreeing on being just friends are fighting, so I don't see the big change between us really :wacky:

So honestly I have no idea wheter it will work for you to be just friends or not, depends a bit on who you were dating and how the break up was I guess.
 
Friends with my ex? The chance would be a fine thing. -__-

From an impartial viewpoint, therefore, I can't think why it shouldn't be possible - you're both people and, at the end of the day, you'll get over it. Time will pass and you'll forget exactly why you can't stand each other. I can understand the 'awkward' feelings between the two people but, really ... get a grip. :wacky:
 
Lord no! She practically hates me for no apparent reason...okay well i crudely told her where to go, but that's just cause she was cheating me.....maybe i should of done it more politer?

I think not.
 
Well, for me, I don't have much experience in break ups because my love life is practically non-existent. But I did manage to stay friends with my ex because it turned out that she was lesbian and that I was gay. So really there was no reason for us to be angry at each other. We're still pretty close friends and I talk to her whenever I get the chance... which is like once or twice every other day because her family moved halfway across the country.

...But I doubt that this relates to that many people here. I will say that if you can spend a long time with someone, you should be able to maintain a non-romantic relationship. Unless that person was a complete jerk or something. If they were, don't even bother trying to stay friends.
 
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