Is there a difference between “moving on” and “moving forward”?

[Anonymous]

Me and my ex broke up a few months ago, at first we still hooked up and texted frequently but misunderstanding came about and we began to argue more and it has become a bit of a toxic situation for both of us; we have both agreed to try to be friends (we’ve said this before but also reverted back to hooking up) except this time we set boundaries like stopping all relationship-type behaviors and no serious conversations when drunk. In reference to stopping relationship behaviors, my ex said he thinks engaging in them make it “harder to move forward”. Is there any difference between moving on and moving forward? Is one better than the other in terms of remaining on good terms/remaining open to each other? Thanks for your input

[blackgaletiger]

Everyone has their own way of thinking about it but here is how I see it

Moving on: You accepted the past and decide to move on with your life
Moving Forward: You decided to move on with your life and leave the past in the past. Your direction is more direct and its something you really need to do. Moving forward is more of an urgency to move away from the past.

Both sound very similar however it is the perception on how you handled the previous situation before going on to the next. As per which on is better to to remain on good terms depends on how you define each phrase. The easy answer is the one that allows both to accept the past and allow no feelings or the least amount of feelings to travel with you later on.

[Diodoro]

Moving forward is irrespective of whether or not you've moved on or not. It's a part of moving on but is not moving on in and if itself.

Moving on is more or an emotional thing that is reflected in your actions aswell.

[Guy13]

Keep your pants 👖 on AND everything will cohesively Move on its own‼️ PhD not required….

Be HONEST, you’re proud of it all…

[Asker]

Not sure I understand your reply

[Guy13]

Keep your 👖 on your body then problem is solved. Stops the possibility of Hooking-Up. You like the Drama 🎭 is the truth…

[Moose304]

I've always been of the opinion you move on (FROM) somebody! Then you move forward (WITH) someone. These terms can be used interchangeably like sociopath and psychopath are. The key is in the actual context in how the term is used.

[LaNc3L0TT]

Good luck with that, there is low chance that you can move on as friends. Specially if you hangout, go out, drink, etc. That is boiling situation which will explode in bad way, but try it, gl!

[boggboss]

They are the same thing u two need to learn to see eachother as friends again not as partners

[Neilbud]

Moving forward has a direction and goal. Moving on is getting out of an unhealthy spot and looking for a goal.

[scooogy]

It rather seems like you two are moving back and forth.

[Iron_Man]

That’s the same thing