Me and most of my exes are friends, especially if we go to the same school. Although, it's always been weird. When I was still single, he'd have me sit in his lap, and I didn't think anything of it. That is until he got a new girlfriend, he would never come over to even hang out and play video games, not that he was out seeing his girlfriend anyway. Once I got a boyfriend, he was more friendly with me, and he was single at the time, so me getting a boyfriend to him was like, someone trying to take me away from him, and I can tell he's jealous. Especially cause he's gone through 2 girls in a span of a week. I think I could be friends with my exes, but unless you weren't friends before dating, I'm not sure you may be able to stay friends. Most of the guys/girls I have dated I knew for a year or two beforehand, so we knew eachother well, and we dated, didn't work out, and continued the relationship we had before.
It really depends on the break up and time. My girlfriend reconnected with an ex she had. They were all but engaged before breaking up (he believed that you had to get married within a year of getting engaged). It took a few years, but they reconnected as friends
No, cause he was out with a guy and a few girls and I got jealous and realized I can't be friends with him and sit there and watch him date someone new in the future
The point is you shouldn't be hurt that he's happy. If you still have feelings for him you should want him to be happy. With every girl I liked that is how I was. Obviously I would prefer that they were happy with me. If not I wanted thrm to be happy with whomever they chose.
No. He had more important things to do with his online friends than to sacrifice 4 hours of his precious time in a week while going to a party or somewhere else with me. Why suddenly he should change his mind if we were just friends?
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I've been friends with my ex he's off my closest friends and someone I can always rely on , i think it really depends on his mature you guys are about your relationship with each other and how your relationship ended. It does become tricky when you starts to move on but it's always best to just be open and communicate how you feel.
Depends. If the break up happen due to harsh reasons like cheating or just are shallow reasoning, feelings are mutual so it would be hard but in cases where they broke up because they felt that their relationship doesn't really work like there's no chemistry, feelings are mutual and they can be friends.
Heavily depends on the ex and how/why you broke up. I'm friends with one of my ex's. We broke up cause we just didn't fit well, but we broke up under good terms.
It depends on the nature of the split and also on how much you used to love your boyfriend/girlfriend in the relationship. I would often say it's a bad idea as it isn't always possible to remain platonic friends with that person.
I am. If I really cared I can't be their friend. I have one ex that I really cared about that I can be friends with and hang out. My first ex I can be civil but not best buds but talk when I see him. Last ex, im trying to be but he's a dick
I've tried to do that, and it simply doesn't play out well. Best case scenario, you end up gradually falling out of contact as you go your separate ways anyway.
That's not to diminish the value of leaving on good terms and a clean conscience.
I wouldn't recommend being friend with an ex. I guess it depends on how and why you broke up. Like if you only saw each other as friendship material and not anything more than I'd say you could stay friends, but if they cheated on you than hell no.
"He can't love me the way I do" So are you saying you love yourself too much or much more than he loves you or what? Maybe you - and he - would be better off without each other. But you had better be sure because if you tag him out there is no returnsies.
For a man I don't advice being friends with any female he even remotely finds attractive unless and until he has to for some reason. This is because women almost exclusively benefit from male female friendships while the man gets little to nothing in return.
I believe you can be friends with an ex. I dated a guy for a few years, we broke up and didn't talk for about a year. Then all of a sudden we started talking again like just friends. We talked and made it perfectly clear we could only be friends. Now we have been best friends for 7 years. We have sleep overs and we don't have sex or any type of sexual feelings. I help him with his relationships and he helps me too.
I don't think you should try to friends with an ex. You broke up for a reason, right?
I think the only reason people could stay friends after breaking up is because they weren't really romantically interested in each other in the first place. You know those couples that just seem like buddies? Those are the couples I'm talking about.
No... not possible... if u really wanna move on... Limit your contact to him for at least some time... at least till you move on... I know its hard but if u stay close to him... moving hard will be tough
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Me and most of my exes are friends, especially if we go to the same school. Although, it's always been weird. When I was still single, he'd have me sit in his lap, and I didn't think anything of it. That is until he got a new girlfriend, he would never come over to even hang out and play video games, not that he was out seeing his girlfriend anyway. Once I got a boyfriend, he was more friendly with me, and he was single at the time, so me getting a boyfriend to him was like, someone trying to take me away from him, and I can tell he's jealous. Especially cause he's gone through 2 girls in a span of a week. I think I could be friends with my exes, but unless you weren't friends before dating, I'm not sure you may be able to stay friends. Most of the guys/girls I have dated I knew for a year or two beforehand, so we knew eachother well, and we dated, didn't work out, and continued the relationship we had before.
It really depends on the break up and time. My girlfriend reconnected with an ex she had. They were all but engaged before breaking up (he believed that you had to get married within a year of getting engaged). It took a few years, but they reconnected as friends
Update: so because you had a bad weekend and he didn't, you're pissed at him? It seems good that he didn't stay in a relationship with you.
No, cause he was out with a guy and a few girls and I got jealous and realized I can't be friends with him and sit there and watch him date someone new in the future
So that's fully on you. You're too jealous to want him to be happy unless he's happy with you.
If you say so, he can go and be happy but I'm not going to sit there and keep staying hurt
The point is you shouldn't be hurt that he's happy. If you still have feelings for him you should want him to be happy. With every girl I liked that is how I was. Obviously I would prefer that they were happy with me. If not I wanted thrm to be happy with whomever they chose.
No. He had more important things to do with his online friends than to sacrifice 4 hours of his precious time in a week while going to a party or somewhere else with me. Why suddenly he should change his mind if we were just friends?
I've been friends with my ex he's off my closest friends and someone I can always rely on , i think it really depends on his mature you guys are about your relationship with each other and how your relationship ended. It does become tricky when you starts to move on but it's always best to just be open and communicate how you feel.
Depends. If the break up happen due to harsh reasons like cheating or just are shallow reasoning, feelings are mutual so it would be hard but in cases where they broke up because they felt that their relationship doesn't really work like there's no chemistry, feelings are mutual and they can be friends.
Feelings *aren't mutual so it would be hard
You can be but it sounds like you still have feels for him
I do, it's still too fresh and for me it was out of nowhere, while he waited a whole month before telling me what's going on
That’s awful. Good luck. I hope you get what you want.
Yeah it is, thank you so much🙏🏼 Wish you all the best too
Thanks 😊
Update: I totally agree with you
Oh thanks! Really appreciate it
Heavily depends on the ex and how/why you broke up. I'm friends with one of my ex's. We broke up cause we just didn't fit well, but we broke up under good terms.
It depends on the nature of the split and also on how much you used to love your boyfriend/girlfriend in the relationship. I would often say it's a bad idea as it isn't always possible to remain platonic friends with that person.
I am. If I really cared I can't be their friend. I have one ex that I really cared about that I can be friends with and hang out. My first ex I can be civil but not best buds but talk when I see him. Last ex, im trying to be but he's a dick
I've tried to do that, and it simply doesn't play out well. Best case scenario, you end up gradually falling out of contact as you go your separate ways anyway.
That's not to diminish the value of leaving on good terms and a clean conscience.
I wouldn't recommend being friend with an ex. I guess it depends on how and why you broke up. Like if you only saw each other as friendship material and not anything more than I'd say you could stay friends, but if they cheated on you than hell no.
Some people can still be friends after a romantic relationship. If he still cares he will be a good friend.
Both of your personality will determine if your friendship will last or not.
"He can't love me the way I do" So are you saying you love yourself too much or much more than he loves you or what? Maybe you - and he - would be better off without each other. But you had better be sure because if you tag him out there is no returnsies.
For a man I don't advice being friends with any female he even remotely finds attractive unless and until he has to for some reason. This is because women almost exclusively benefit from male female friendships while the man gets little to nothing in return.
I haven't read through the details, so this might be general and cague..
But yes, you can indeed be friends with your ex. A girl I'm talking to is fairly good friends with her ex.
It's all about on what terms the bewakup occurs.
I believe you can be friends with an ex. I dated a guy for a few years, we broke up and didn't talk for about a year. Then all of a sudden we started talking again like just friends. We talked and made it perfectly clear we could only be friends. Now we have been best friends for 7 years. We have sleep overs and we don't have sex or any type of sexual feelings.
I help him with his relationships and he helps me too.
But are you able to find a new secure relationship and is he?
I don't think you should try to friends with an ex. You broke up for a reason, right?
I think the only reason people could stay friends after breaking up is because they weren't really romantically interested in each other in the first place. You know those couples that just seem like buddies? Those are the couples I'm talking about.
No... not possible... if u really wanna move on... Limit your contact to him for at least some time... at least till you move on... I know its hard but if u stay close to him... moving hard will be tough
Yeah, I’m great friends with my ex wife and some ex girlfriends.
greatly depends on how you break up, the back story to it and how grownup you are in being friends
It depends on the break up situation
I'm friends with both of my exes but then we only broke up because of their moving and a prior knowledge that long distance wouldn't work