Can you be friends with your ex?

[mono_gram]

Yes

No

I am friends with him/her/them

[Lliam]

Yes. I remained good friends with a couple of exes.

I was 16 when I got together with my first girlfriend. We were together for about a year, but we remained friends even after I moved on. She is really good people. We are Facebook friends now. She's a happy grandma.

I met a 30 year old named Petra when I was 36. We wound up living together for over a year. I loved her with all my heart and she loved me.
As it turned out, we weren't destined to be life-long partners and separated for reasons that are complicated.
I met my future wife when I was 40 and married her two years later.
14 years later, Petra found me on Facebook. We even spoke a few times on the phone. She was living in a different state. I was overjoyed to be in touch and to know that she was happy. She was such an extraordinary person.
Five years after that, I read that she had died from a sudden medical problem at the age of 55. I was devastated. I cried and told my wife that a good friend had just died.

[sawno]

No, we tried for a while but it was to painful for both of us and it just ended up making things worse. So out of respect for that and the fact she's with someone new we abandoned contact. She's always welcome to reach out to me herself as long as I am single.

[DizzyDesii]

I didn't intend to but we’ve oddly become something of the sorts. It was more so of an “if we dont workout with our currents” and then he got mad that i chose to stick with who im with. And then my ex and i got into an argument that makes it clear that i never wanna be with him again… and yea i think we’re something like friends now. Yikes

[antelope51]

I think it depends on how the relationship "ended."

If it was just a casual fling between friends, it's possible to continue on. If one of you moved away due to life and it just didn't make sense to continue, it's possible. If one of you gets blind-sided/dumped/cheated on, not likely.

[OlderAndWiser]

Yes, it is possible, but WHY should I do that?

[Katebfun]

Exactly 👍 💯 I feel the samr

[Screenwriter]

Not mine in particular. He doesn't want to be. Very angry person. The reason I divorced him. Has never resolved his problems with his anger and resentment. Comes from his home of origin.

I'm sure some people can be. Just not w mine. I wouldn't mind if he could be even handed. But it'll never happen and it's been 24 years this February.

[ManOnFire]

I mean, you could be. I never stay friends with any of my exes, and they don't stay friends with me, and even if they wanted to (which one did at one point) I don't want to. I was with you for a relationship, not just to simply be friends. So I don't want just a friendship after the relationship either.

[EmmaMary]

I'm still friends with all four of my ex's... Even to the point that we have attended each other's weddings over the years.

[Kelly6]

@EmmaMary
that is very good friendship

[EmmaMary]

@Kelly6

Fortunately there was never any bad, horrible or animosity in the parting of our ways.

[Kelly6]

@EmmaMary
That’s is very happy life

[Anonymous]

I could be, we broke up amicably so no bad blood whatsoever but I don’t see any reason to keep him around as a friend. Out of respect for my new relationship, I will leave the past behind where it belongs.

[wiltingrosepetal]

Definitely not immediately, but yes you can. Time heals all wounds. If Freddy Mercury could stay best friends with his ex wife, then it's possible

[TenderFantasy]

I don't think it's that simple. It depends on what's transpired in the relationship. If there was any type of abuse or disrespect, why would you WANT to? I've received better treatment from mere strangers than them. I think after a relationship ends, it's sad, but I think people become enemies in a way. Kids invovled or not. I've seen ugly break-up/divorce battles, and not just on T. V. either.

[wiltingrosepetal]

I was thinking about the average relationship. Begins as friends, develops a romance, healthy, neat, then you realise you're not compatible and break up. In my life I've seen a good 30 break ups and 3 or 4 were genuinely toxic. So, in general, you can make friends with your ex

[TenderFantasy]

I am older than you so I do have credibility in what I say.

You can lie as I do not know you.

I still think it really depends on what has happend. If one person still wants the other it can NEVER work!

Average relationship? There IS no such thing. Everyone is different. Break ups, ALWAYS hurt. Rarely is it ever really mutual! A romantic relationship, heck even a friendship can be an intense thing..!

[wiltingrosepetal]

'Can' translates to 'an ability to'. Every human being who was ever in a relationship has the ability to become friends with them afterwards. Ergo, yes, you can be friends with your ex. I'm not saying it's a healthy thing, not saying that a friendship mends the pain of a break up. The fact you're bringing up all of these technicalities tells me you've taken a very simple question and made it complex. I apologise for trying to talk logically to someone who believes personal life experience equates to facts.

Anyone can be friends with their ex.
Anyone can be be friends with a mule from kenya.
That's life.
Keep your inherent 'credibility' to yourself.

[ODC2112]

It depends on why you are ex. If you are ex because you now felt affection for him or her, but not love or attraction, then yes you can remain friends. If you're ex because there was a breakup, then no.

[IslaTheWitch]

It is, if your relationship and break-up were civilized :D

[D_Bone_Steak]

I have to ask... what for? I only keep an ex around for the pussy.

[Smashingdoozy]

Yes. Entirely depends on how the relationship ended though

[TadBehaya]

I have tried that. We always ended up having sex whenever we met

[KittygosMeoWW]

No, they hurt me and no friend or person who respects me would do that. I have to co parent with them though.

[Jmmmfi4]

FOR WHAT POSSIBLE REASON

[Billlewis]

Yes, ma'am, absolutely.

[DryGermanGuy]

Chuck Norris can! 😬🤭

[slatyb]

All of the except my ex-wife.

[NathanDavis]

I am.

[Kelly6]

i am still friends with my exs

[clubboss]

If that bitch is my ex, she is not worth my time.

[BloodCursedDeviant]

I rather not…