Can you still stay friends with your ex?

[Anonymous]

Its been a tough few months for me and my partner. He is in a very intense, stressful time in his life and just needs to prioritise his work. He has expressed this many times and its been 8 months now. We both love eachother so much but the fighting and me having to keep taking the back seat is tiring. I support him and give him all the time he needs to focus but i feel myself withdrawing because my needs arnt being met.
I feel our romantic relationship is fizzling out. We hardly have sex and because of both our stresses and issues, the sex is just not good anymore and we just keep blaming one another for the issues in our lives.
We both love eachother and our families but i feel we only get to enjoy eachother when we doing things "friends" do...

Can we still be friends rather than deal with the pressure of a relationship and always feeling unheard?

[ProbablyClueless]

I think I could, but I've never had an Ex that had any interest in remaining on pleasant terms.

To me that's pretty weird, because I feel like being on good terms with someone you had a fight with is a sign that you've actually moved on, but I guess not everyone agrees.

[Ironic_Method]

I'm still friends with most of my exes.

[Pennywise_6]

No, can't be friends with an ex. Sad but no.

[jahaims]

Always cut contact with an ex

[Anonymous]

I don't think I can, but I hear its possible.