Search Results: being friends with an ex

Is someone being friends with an ex a deal breaker whether you will date or not?

Compassiondude101

Xper 6 Age: 27

Family & Friends

Was she being jealous or saying the truth?

I have lost a significant amount of weight after being overweight my whole life and my features also changed a lot that now I get comments from strangers when I'm walking down the street telling me I look beautiful. I...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Should I just tell him how I feel?

My old, best friend and I have become reacquainted, been messaging back and forth for a few months. He very clearly used to be into me back when we were so close, like probably the the most I've ever been doted on by...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Break Up & Divorce

Is being friends with an ex a bad idea?

After months of being pretty bitter I’ve agreed to be friends with an ex. He use to reach out trying to reconcile and it made me so mad because I felt he was being insincere. He suffers from depression and has a lot of...

Anonymous

(36-45)

Does deeply caring about the ex’s opinion turn women off?

Let’s say a guy likes a girl and she likes him. He wants to ask her out but her ex is a guy he knows, maybe even an acquaintance not a close friend. He says to her that “We can have a relationship only if your ex is...

Compassiondude101

Xper 6 Age: 27

Is it possible he's interested?

Old, best friend of mine (whom I lost contact with because of my abusive ex who forbid me to see him and have no contact) and I have gotten back in touch. Started texting/snap chat messaging back in February, he would...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Family & Friends

How do I convince my mom to stop her friendship with someone who have disrespected me?

My mom has been friends with someone who happened to be the mother of my ex-friend of 2 years. When the friendship was going, neither of them really supported our friendships, even though my mom thought to have me talk to...

KLTheErudite7229

Explorer Age: 32

Guy's Behavior

What is the logic behind trying hard to get a girl then playing her?

it wasn’t just the standard f boy issue being used for a hook up. I was being used for $, whilst he secretly dated a man behind my back. he was also still in love with his female ex i’ll never understand because...

anonbrunette99

Yoda Age: 27

Home Chats

"Girls Don't Know What They Want [in Relationships]": The Real Reasons Behind This Male-Created Myth

This is the first in a series of articles I'll be writing debunking some commonly-held myths about dating, society and life. Myths are beliefs - widely-held but false and erroneous conclusions. They make sense, they're...

AmandaYVR

Editor Age: 53

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Interview with the ''other woman'' - some light on being a married man's mistress

This myTake was more or less ready for the beginning of this week, but I've had some issues taking precedence so I had to postpone it. This article starts from the long talk I had with an acquaintance - who'll be...

Jean-Marie_Céline

Influencer Age: 28

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Do all women go through a “lesbian stage” in life?

Ah the “lesbian stage” every woman I have ever know has been through the “lesbian stage” where u swear off men forever after that one really bad break up and u go to thrift stores to buy quirky cute outfits, u dye ur hair...

zed-789

Xper 5 Age: 35

Am I being unreasonable for feeling upset that the guy I like had dinner with another girl at her house?

Backstory: I have been seeing this guy for about 5 months now and everything has been great. we established that we were not going to be intimate with anyone else but we are not in an official relationship because he...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Why do girls tell their guy friends that they aren't interested in a guy or actively request help from a guy harassing them, only to sleep with guy?

This isn't very common, but it has happened enough times that I just have to understand why it happens when it does. I'm a bartender, so there have been more than a few times where a female costumer has complained about a...

claw09

Xper 6 Age: 28

Friends with benefits?

This guy and I hooked up twice, cuddled and kissed a lot. He has an open relationship but keeps referring to his toxic ex girlfriend. The last time we had sex, he brought me some expensive wine and gave me a list of...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Why would an ex friend not let me go to her house and apologize?

This happen back in August It was my birthday and my back then friend came over to my birthday. I was telling her how she has to live her life she has a 1 year old child now she spoileds this child holds him that child is...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Is it worth being friends with an ex who?

Says they feel you're both not compatible in a relationship, and it's more of a friendship that you have...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Says they feel you're both not compatible in a relationship, and it's more of a friendship that you have...

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I hurt someone I cared about (ex), is there a chance things will be ok?

I need constructive critisicm and the truth, no sugar coating but no assholes on here and no stupid ass comments that don't help. I was in a relationship with this guy that said he loved me after maybe 4-5 months. We...

nojokecarmichael

Yoda Age: 29

Is it normal to experience anxiety in your 20's?

I don't know if this is because of the industry I work in (healthcare) or if its because this is what happens. But whilst I was training I noticed that at around age 24 I started to develop a severe level of anxiety....

Anonymous

(30-35)