Ex's Friendships
@friendship0803 (76)
United States
May 26, 2008 12:46pm CST
When people breakup whether it's marriage or gf/bf, I think they should leave each other alone and go on about their business. A person becomes an ex for a reason. If you could be such good friends after a breakup, then why weren't you good enough friends to sustain the marriage/relationship.
To keep going back and forth and being so-called good friends means you haven't brokenup. That only means, you know you can't be with the person, but you're immature enough to think this will keep you around the person.
With the so-call after-breakup phony friendships, the ex doesn't want you and doesn't want you to be happy with anyone else, so they hang around to make sure it doesn't happen.
Even if the ex really loves you, they will go on about their business if they're not about drama. You can't move forward with your life when you keep taking steps backwards into the past (ex's are the past).
The only time ex's should be in contact is when children are involved and even then it should only pertain to the children.
I know plenty of you disagree. What are your thoughts on this?
1 response
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
26 May 08
I agree with you.
I split with my ex-husband but tried to at least be civilised because we have a son. At first he thought my reasons were different. Now so many years have gone past that he realises, and appreciates, the efforts I made not to break off completely but for each to lead their own life without involving the other, except for those times which involve our son. This works out fine for all three involved.