It's all in the family

Hmm.. I think this would be one seriously awkward situation for the parties concerned. In fact, other family members might find it hard to accept too. If I was in the same shoes, I would definitely find it hard to accept too. But then again, love is blind... you cannot stop loving someone if your love is true. A very unfortunate twist of events I would say... but nothing much can be done except acceptance and hoping for the best. :/

I would feel pretty grossed out to be honest. The idea of being intimate with someone who has already been with someone I know, especially as close as my mom or sister, would just be an instant turn off. If that person, made a move on me, I'd probably ended up telling them that were just being a bit of pervert by going around the family. That just causes uncomfortable feelings to arise within the family - and makes it awkward for other people to accept as well. As for friends, it's a simple rule that I go by - I do not go out with or involve myself in anyway (aside from friendship) with my friends current partners or ex-partners. I have been in a situation (but when I was 16!) that my friend really had a crush on my ex-boyfriend after we'd been broken up more than 6 months, and she approached me and asked if it was okay for her to go and tell him how she felt. I was 16, and it was just a school crush/relationship, so I told her to go for it. I'm now older, I'm 25 - and the idea of making out with someone who has been with someone I already know, is just a bit *yuck* for a lack of a better word.

It depends...if my friend were to date a guy a few times, and she swore to me, that she had no feelings for him, then, if there was really sparks between me and that guy, i'd date him. If my friend would tell me she has feelings for him, or if she had gone out with the guy on more than just a few dates, like a steady relationship, then he's off limits. As for my mom's exes or my sister's exes, they are off limits on the get go, wether it was a fling or the real thing. It would just be too weird.

I used to think that it was just terrible but I have since changed my mind. Age and past has nothing to do with true love. When you find htat person whom you love, marry them and spend your life trying to make them happy.

I could never date someone that my mom had been with. Something about that kind of creeps me out for some reason. Not to mention I'd put my family and their feelings before anythng else.

It sucks!! I could hardly imagine doing something like that. Only P*** will not have any feelings but money is on the mind. Without, looking into the respond to your discussion, I am confident that more that 80% will be sick right down inside them

I do not think that I could ever do that It would be strange and I would not be able to settle into the relationship I do know it happens though and if they are happy enough then why not but I could not do it

I feel if the person loves that person then it shouldnt matter.As long as the relationship didnt end in bad terms for the other person.My mom started dating my dad after he dated my moms older sister.They are married(duh huh).My dad is glad her married my mom instead of her sister since my dad got the better end of the deal.Because my dad doese not like someone who smokes and my mom dosent and my moms sister does.Plus he though my momwas better looking.But I have heard of alot of situations like this.

I do not believe that I could ever date someone my mother dated. Now sisters are different in a way. But still I don't know if i could date my sisters ex either. But people never really know until they are faced with this situation.

I know that you can never say what you would do until you are in a situation but, my mom's ex? No way. He would have been my semi-stepdad! My mom did have a boyfriend that I thought was wonderful - smart, cute, funny. I looked up to him when I was younger and felt guilty when I got older and still had a crush on him,even though they had long broken up. I believe that I would have lost all respect for him if he had been willing to cross that line. I only have one sister,she's younger and I could never cross her that way. For that is how she would see it, she would feel that I had crossed her. When we were younger and would go clubbing together, if she saw a guy that she liked but he wanted to talk to me instead of to her, he was still off limits. Maybe it is because she is my baby sister that I feel so protective of her feelings. I know that I wouldn't do it because I have never done it. Yet, even if she truly didn't mind, I wouldn't do it. It wouldn't fit in with my ideal of myself. Ironically, I don't think that I would care so much the other way around. If my sister dated an ex of mine, I don't think that it would bother me. Just because he wasn't meant for me, doesn't mean that I don't want him to find happiness. If he made my sister happy, more power to them! If he and I had a "bad" break-up, I do think that he would have to prove to me that he wouldn't mistreat my sister. Other than that, god bless. Love is precious wherever you find it and if it didn't bother them, it wouldn't bother me.