will you still make friend with your ex?
By freeze386
@freeze386 (73)
Philippines
12 responses
@Reyachan (589)
• Romania
2 Dec 09
Hello, freeze!My answer might seem a bit awkward but...I remained in very good relationships with all of my ex-es. Some of them are actually close to best friend category. Why did this happen? I don't know. With some of them the break up was ugly but we got in touch again later.
One of my exes actually joked arround and said I was addictive, lol. The thing is, even when we were together we were also very good friends, not only lovers. And maybe they missed that part and it's not worth loosing just because we weren't right for eachother.
I think that if the beark up is recent, and especially if you did something wrong, or dumped the other one, you should let some time pass and then contact him/her again. The wounds will have time to heal, he/she will have time to forgive, remember the good parts and probably miss you.
@freeze386 (73)
• Philippines
3 Dec 09
wow thanks for that wonderful insight. I still make friends with my other ex's but dont know if my present ex. I know that can only tell and heal the pain. what is important after that rain the sun will rise again.God bless
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
2 Dec 09
Yea why not if we ended peace and harmony , we could still be friends.
@elokps (138)
• Indonesia
3 Dec 09
Hi I like having much friends no matter who they are and where from they are and even with my ex. For me it's no matter if we still be best friend with our ex. but sometimes our ex doesn't want it , I don't know what in their mind, why they don't want to be our best friend. I offering about this to my ex but untill now he still not answer and keep stay away from me. I don't care about it and no hurt . it's his decision.
@elokps (138)
• Indonesia
3 Dec 09
Hi I like having much friends no matter who they are and where from they are and even with my ex. For me it's no matter if we still be best friend with our ex. but sometimes our ex do not want it , I don't know what in their mind, why they don't want to be our best friend. I offering about this to my ex but untill now he still not answer and keep stay away from me. I don't care about it and no hurt . it's his decision.
@xannebull (1793)
• Philippines
10 Dec 09
My ex's have never been my friend anymore, since we broke up, we had no communications with each other until now, i just don't know why, it maybe because I felt awkward. But I know a lot of person who have become friends with their ex's maybe, it depends on the person and it depends on how you break up with the person.
@gfike01 (26)
• United States
3 Dec 09
It all depends on how things ended. If there were trust issues and a lot of hurt involved, I seriously doubt a healthy friendship could be maintained.
I'm speaking from experience. My ex cheated on me multiple times. While I still have feelings for her, it would probably been best to put out of sight and out of mind. It gets complicated when children are involved as you do not want your anger and all to affect how they feel about the other parent.
So yeah, all depends on how things ended. probably though its best to not stay friends.
@skbh12 (2946)
• Philippines
2 Dec 09
hi freeze386!
well it really depends on how a couple ended their relationship. when it ended in a good way that each of the couple had realizations made in which the break up ended up in a good situation then i guess there is time and space to for friendship to set in...
but if it ended in a hurting way then it really depends on the acceptance and forgiveness each one gives for each other before they could act up to another step in continuing the friendship which they have started or just to part ways without even fixing up things that has caused so much pain.
@skbh12 (2946)
• Philippines
2 Dec 09
hi freeze386!
well it really depends on how a couple ended their relationship. when it ended in a good way that each of the couple had realizations made in which the break up ended up in a good situation then i guess there is time and space to for friendship to set in...
but if it ended in a hurting way then it really depends on the acceptance and forgiveness each one gives for each other before they could act up to another step in continuing the friendship which they have started or just to part ways without even fixing up things that has caused so much pain.
@yan_blue8 (1437)
• Philippines
2 Dec 09
I never make friends with my 3 ex's. Our relationship didn't end well so I think its not good to be friends with them anymore. It just reminds me of what happened to us. Which can make me sad at time. So better not!
Only my opinion
@Godmother (476)
• Indonesia
2 Dec 09
Most of my ex do become good friends with me, even those which break up badly. I understood that the older you get, the higher you climb the ladder of life and career, the smaller your world will be, and you're bound to meet some old friends again later in life. That's why I just don't want to be in the same room with somebody who hates me. After the break-up, we do give space and not meet each other, but because our circle of friends are quite the same, when he pops up, I just greet him nicely. If you can be honest to yourself and admit your own weaknesses in the relationship, then it's easier to forgive him.
@lizbenetua (637)
• Philippines
2 Dec 09
That would depend on the nature of how you broke up. If your supposed ex is a stalker, a con artist, someone who treated you really bad, or does not respect you or someone with a really bad past or is an abusive person or someone who is not really responsible, or someone whom you thought was single but is really married then I would not want him to be my best friend. However for other reasons, then I guess I would have to think about whether he should be my best friend. This would be possible if we started out as friends, then we turned to lovers, and then somewhere along the way, we realize that we are better off as friends, then that I would consider.
@ishme4nowz (679)
• United States
2 Dec 09
I definitely do think that it's possible for you and your ex to be best of friends, but I also think that it depends on the relationship that you two had together. If you guys were open, it might be easier to be friends. I think that being friends after breaking up also depends on your guys' feelings for each other so there's a lot of factors to consider, but for the most part, it is definitely possible that you two can be the best of friends.