Would you be in a romantic relationship with a close friends' ex-partner?

[brandon]

[DarkCarousel]

My initial reaction is absolutely not.
My secondary reaction is that it’s very unlikely.


I would put my friendship before anything else. I've seen a couple of times when there’s an amicable breakup, they ex starts dating the best friend and everyone gets along.
I just wouldn’t want to risk that.

[CaptainOverthink]

If I had his permission and I also thought he could handle it.
But this would also only happen if I felt superserious about her and thought she did too. No flings, no situationships. Unless that is the only permitted course of action, that is.
It's not about his ownership in anyway, because there's none. It's about his lingering emotions, denied or otherwise. Last thing I'd want to do to a close friend is twist the knife on a wounded dog.

[hahahmm]

1. I don't think of a friend's woman as a potential something. Ever.

2. Given #1, how would I become interested in here even if she's an ex?

That said, I believe real friendship is rare. If you're truly my friend I will be loyal to the end of the world. If you are just some a-hole who pretends to be nice when it benefits you then I don't owe you anything.

[hahahmm]

I should add, because it came up in another questions somewhere: If another guy thinks we're friends and hasn't been a dick to me I would still show him respect. Unless he is really 100% over his ex I wouldn't go there.

[DizzyDesii]

He was likely mine first 🤷‍♀️ So i’d just be picking back up what I temporarily dropped. Lmao seriously, i haven't pulled shit like this since high school and college

[jennifer_bloom]

I would not - not only out of consideration for my friend but also because if my friend rejected them, then there is something wrong with them.

[Pinay_ako]

No. If my friend is important to me, I will not cross that line. Or else they won’t be my friend at all to begin with

[Lliam]

Sure. They are no longer together. Why should my friend care? That would make him kind of a dick. But I guess it might matter why they broke up.

Friends of mine dated my ex-girlfriends. One of my close friends even married my first ex and I remained good friends with both of them.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

One of my best friend's ex tried to get with me. I didn't even talk to him anymore, but he was like a brother to me and I couldn't do it.
Especially considering the way she used to flirt with me in front if him when they were together. She was a hoe

[TDDMS]

My answer is no because there's no guarantee that this chick and I will work out. So I would be putting an established friendship on the table for a chick I barely know. Then there's also the fact that I'm sticking my dick in a hole that my friend was in. . . . so there's that tidbit.

[provokeesmokee]

I'd prefer not to, but it really depends.

How's my ex and my relationship? Do they care if I do this? Do we have other connections outside this person?

[LovingJo]

I seriously doubt it... But it would really depend on why, and how my relationship with this friend was, and how she felt about us being together etc.

[katiesmuff]

Why not, if she didn't want him I might as well fuck him.

[slatyb]

Possibly. My friend and I are two different people. She could be perfectly lovely, just not the woman for him.

[Anonymous]

Can I just say the person disagreeing with all these comments is obviously angling to be in a relationship with their friend's ex and doesn't want to be shamed for it 😂

[DancingQueen16]

No way because I've heard its forbidden to date someone after they went out with someone your friends with

[Nikki1989]

Sure why not? We are all adults, right?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

No. I wouldn’t want to make my friend uncomfortable

[Biancam13]

No, because I care about my friends and don't want to hurt them.

[LostandFound__x]

No. I see them differently. I wouldn't even be attracted to them in the first place.

[exitseven]

I might ask my friend if he was okay with it buy yes, I would do that.

[JustinTheGreat]

Nah I feel like that’s the first rule to friendship. Exes are off limits

[TacosRAwesome]

Depends on which ex partner and when it happened.

[Ben487]

possibly it would have to be an extraordinary circumstance.

[Juxtapose]

I would talk to my friend about this and get their thoughts.

[LiamJHayden]

My close friends are straight females, so "not a chance."

[springxxx]

No.. I would feel bad for my friend. There's other fishes in the sea

[clampfan101]

I suppose it depends on why they broke up.

[Drumlin2001]

Probably not. Would be awkard

[hailiegirl12]

If she said she was fine with it yes

[sheikalana]

That's trashy behavior.

[CallmeTheKnight]

Hell no that’s stupid af

[LivingExample]

No because it would Hurt the close friend!

[Cb142]

no not gonna happen

[EaterPeter]

Only with their blessings, most likely not

[JamesRandiDebates]

No. There's a reason the friend dumped the bitch.

[Spongebobssocks]

Never

[boggboss]

Nope

[Justneedtokno]

Nope friend code

[Staximus]

Probably not

[In_Trance]

nope

[bernhardh]

Never

[PeterHugh]

GROSS... NO.