Is it okay for you to be friends with an ex?

Even though, its good to come terms with the break up and still be just friends, but I personally, do not think I would be able to do that. Its just my instincts and the kind of person I am that things would be difficult to be friends. I have a couple of friends, who are still friends with their Ex. I appreciate them.

I have been casual friends after a break up, but never close friends. I do think if a couple has a child/ren together, they should behave in a friendly manner for the sake of the kids.

no no.. I personally dont do it.. I stay clear. too may issues I guess.

Well i guess it depends on the degree of reasons for break up. Sometimes when a break up is too ugly, then i don't think friendship is anywhere near when it's all about hatred. Well, my girlfriend cheated on me but over time i learned to be friends with her. I guess it's one way for me to move on. Not making friends when you know she's just around sucks because it really shouldn't be that way. Friends of course but there should be no expectations.

Hello cecillecarmela! Befriending your ex is difficult compared to being friend with someone else so I think it is normal to be feeling this way. I am friend with my ex but we are not very close friend though because I still remember the past very well and I don't wanna it reproduce. We broke up because we could not cope with each other and I feel today we can just be friend who call once in a while and go for lunch, nothing more than that. We have been meeting over lunch and have been talking on the phone, he still says his feeling for his new girlfriend and share his emotions, As a friend i listen but I never give him an advise or judge him on this subject. We both have a right after all in our life and we respect it.

It's been 3 years since my last break up.. I'm really hurt with that situation that my whole life was changed.. She said we can be friends even if we broke up.. I also tried but it's really hard especially when you saw her with her boyfriend.. Until now I'm still single because I find it hard to trust someone again after what happened to me..

I AM friends with a couple of my ex's. Not all break ups are due to broken trusts. If it bothers you that he has a girlfriend obviously you haven't entirely moved on.

well, no for me. If I break up with a guy I don't want to see him anymore. It is hurting me to see him, because it brings up all the memories and unfulfilled dreams. So, this is definitely no from me.

It is not at all okay. It will only create problems in your present life. Broken glass will never be the same as before.Smart people never think of their ex.

depends on how we broke up and depends if its ok with my husband. i do talk to an ex but can't necessarily say that we're friends...

Hello cecillecarmela!!! It is very difficult to still be in contact or become friends when the relation was once the love and then broken. The past bad things in the relation make the present bitter. And you said, he already has another girl friend, and that means he has already move on to his own new life. But still he wants to keep the relation of friendship with you. What I can suggest in this situation is that instead of turning the face around when you meet him, just make the relation only till the instant that you don't have to turn around when you met him. I mean just hi, hello relation that would be better I think. If you become closer, then there will always be problem in your friendship too. But if you do just as I said above, you don't have to talk to him and also you don't have to bother to feel so much uncomfortable when he is around. Though fake, give a smile when you meet him, and he will also smile at you and that's all, no further than that... I don't know you will like my idea or not. But I think, it is the best thing to do... Good luck...

it is okay wah...sometime the ex become the one who know you most, as you actually have a very close relationship before,mayb it will be a bit difficult when jus break but when the time passed, you will find that the time you break up mayb is good for you both as you both are more suitable to be friend it is not easy but you can try to make your ex to be your friend anyway, most of the ex actually are also start from friend before you two falled in love

i would love to... i'm willing to be friends with my exes but i don;t think they're interested of being friend with again... :(

Yeah so alright to me even tho we have memories passed. First week and months it so hard but as the years go by I can already handle the situation because this was happened as a part of our experience and trials in relations. Might be not the right guy for so I learned to carry the feeling of pitiness. I know you can have a good ideas regarding that situation and you can prove that it is right.

My ex-boyfriend and I are good friends. We had a nasty break-up a long time ago but after the anger and bitterness subsided, we kind of start talking to each other and became good friends. I don't like carrying a lot of baggages in my life and being friends with the person who hurt me helped heal old wounds.

oh ,i suggest you have not ,one you have apart with you boyfriend ,you can not touch with him .because it will be in trouble for you .just you have a new boyfriend .if i was you ,i will have nothing with you exboyfriend .pleast you have nothing to do with him .you just alone ,it is good for you .please not touch the past ,i will be in trobule!

It is, in a way. It depends on each and everyone of us. If you think you can, then whats stopping you? Personally, i've never stayed a friend of any of my ex's, but thats because i've had weird relationships. If you're still attached to an ex, then i'd suggest you don't stay friends. I mean, they might just be moving on. And I personally believe that it wouldn't be fair to, for example, your ex's "new" girlfriend to have to be bothered by that. I mean, if you both agree, if she is told, etc etc., then ok. I wouldn't like my bf to keep talking to his ex's...it makes me feel like im worthless....why would he be talking to her if im here for him you know? especially when they have problems and start talking to the ex's....I mean, whats up with that? And most importantly of all....it hurts when your bf/gf talks to his/her ex without you knowing anything about it. It feels like they're cheating....in a way.