Could you still make friends after break up with boyfriends/girfriends?

China
June 25, 2008 12:14am CST
After break up with your boyfriend/girfriend, could you still see him/her as friend? will you send some short messages on special festivals? or you don't even say a word when you meet by chances in some places, we do so last week, i met him without saying hello. heart's uncomfortable.
9 responses
@ifglan (1152)
• China
25 Jun 08
It depends on different situations: 1.If you two love each other very much,maybe hard to be friends.But,if so,why breaking up?what a pity,try to work hard to be together! 2.If you love him,he doesn't love you.It can seldom be friends,because when you see him,you feel complex,and he just takes it easy,you are so tired. 3.If he loves you,but you don't.Can be friends.Cause now,you just take it easy,you will not be so awkard. ^_^In all,that's just my opinion.
• China
25 Jun 08
Thank you very much for your resonable analysis.Now, i found, love is one thing, to be together is another thing.
• Philippines
25 Jun 08
I really dont see anything wrong about you being friends with your ex. However, sometimes it would take time to heal up fresh wounds and hurtings. So being friends immediately after the break would really depend on whether you and your bex-bf/gf broke up in a good or bad way. Its easy to be friends with your ex if the reason for the breaking up is mutual and its really hard to pretend to be friends with him or her if you can still feel the pain and you are still mad. In the event that the two of you are really friends already then I see nothing wrong with sending him or her messages on some festivals or occasions. I believe that the worst thing about meeting someone and getting into relationship is ending up with an enemy. So, go on, be friends, there's nothing wrong with it. =)
• China
25 Jun 08
I once thought of being friend with him, but it's hard for him, also for me. we still feel pain, but not mad.Yes, may not be friend, but as least, shouln't be enemy.
• India
25 Jun 08
I'll say if it's over with a relationship, then it's over. There can be no other makeshift arrangement to keep the relationship intact. The two of you had gone beyond friendship to the bond of love with mutual understanding. Now when that relation has fallen apart, returning back to the former stand of friendship is simply not possible. It's because of your differences with that person that you have separated yourself from him. Being a friend with him won't be covering up those differences. I know it sounds harsh, but that's the cruel fact of life. You've got to move on in life. There are plenty of other people who are ready to extend the hand of friendship to you. Take a look at them also. Cheers.
• China
25 Jun 08
I really know the cruel fact of life, but it's hard to be so brave.Deep in my heart, i agree with you, i know it is the right thing, maybe i need some time to cure the hurts.I do feel pain sometimes, eventhough we have been aparted for nearly one year.
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
25 Jun 08
I've tried that with my last relationship...when we were still together, we already talked about the break up thing and we told each other that we would still be friends, no matter what. And we actually did, but I had to end it, cause he was kinda crossing the boundaries...his kinda making ways to show me that he still have feelings for me. Which was wrong at that time, cause I already have a new boyfriend and he was still with his girlfriend. He and my boyfriend even fought because of him crossing the boundaries. So I ended everything between the two of us after that.
@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
26 Jun 08
I think it is possible depending on the situation and the maturity of the people involved. My ex-husband and I are better friends now than when we were married. We communicate more now. I am re married and he gets along fine with my husband. We have 4 kids together and decided from the beginning that no matter what we were going to be in each others lives so we stayed friends.
• Ukraine
25 Jun 08
You know, im always trying to stay friends with my ex, cause you never know what will be in future. maybe youll see them in another situation, another day, anything! stay friends, save respect - its really important!!!!
• Canada
25 Jun 08
for me it depends upon the reason for break up. if its not because of third party or something big deal, then its ok to say hi & hellos :)
@ieeko89 (1054)
• Malaysia
25 Jun 08
Well, I always say hye to my ex's if we bummed to each other. Or even just a smile. But send them some short messages? No. I don't. Cause I'll try to forget that the fact, he's been in my life before. And I don't even know which number they're been using now
25 Jun 08
It is possible for couples after they break up to still be friends. I know from personal experiences just recently me and my boyfriend broke up after being together for a couple of months and when we first got together we both made a promise to each other that if we ever broke up that we would still be friends, at first i didnt want to because i have never done that before because i felt that it would be wierd and to painful but it actually worked and i think that since we have broken up we have become closer and best friends i still love him and i know he still loves me and i now know i will always have him so i dont worry any more of ever loosing him