Can you really just stay friends with your ex?

Question

or is it better to go your own ways....assuming you guys broke up peacfully.

Answer 1

according to me, i dont think you can stay friends with your ex.the reason i say so is because you will never be able to forget the things you did together and if there is a new girl in your ex's life you might just not be able to digest the fact.so i suggest that you donot keep in touch.but if you happen to bump into him at a later stage be kind enough to atleast smile.

Answer 2

Usually the ex situation can be volatile...but if you both can be logicial, it is a great way to start a "Friends with Benefits" relationship...here's the catch:
Girl's point of view: They will only have this type of relationship if deep down inside they still have feelings...once they find someone else that they really want to be with they will end the "Friends with Benefits"
Guys: If the girl will have the relationship, they aren't going to stop it...usually. Also, the guys need to be understanding and prepared to go cold turkey once she finds the one she likes, that can be tough. Also, if you find a girlfriend...inevitabley, she will be jealous and eventually you guys will have a "I still have feelings for you..." talk. But the sex is fun in the meantime!

Answer 3

Oh no way hunny. Maybe in the relationship something or an issue got mislead and made your relationship end, but you can never just stay friends with your ex, theres always going to be that spark that you had when you were dating, and even sometimes you may find out that you really do want that person and they really want you and become closer and gain your relationship again.

Answer 4

Yes it is possible to stay friends with the X, but it depends a lot on why and how you broke up. We my X and me broke up more than 20 years ago and we are still friends, really, but we went different ways but still have contacts now and then, but we do have a child together who is grown up today.

Answer 5

I agree w/"dublecrossed". I somehow have to find a way to be friends w/my ex-husband. He is a cruel man yet we have two kids together. Whether we can become friends will be up to him. Although he is the one that beat me and cheated on me during our 13yr marriage, I think it's important to remain friends or at least be civil. I don't know if he's capable of that, but I am willing and able to be a friend even w/our horrible past.

Answer 6

Peacefully? It has the potential of being friends afterwards but then there is another side to it where you might want to hook up again. You might never fully give your all to someone else because you might still be holding on to you ex. I would hate to say that it never works. It can be difficult to be just friends with someone that you were intimate with. But if you guys started out as friends first it could work.

Answer 7

I believe you can . depending on if your nest or present relationship isn't going to torpedo it. A friendship is a friendship and don't throw it under the bus because its just easier. Life is long and winding and there is a reason why you got together in the first place. It might prove beneficial.

Answer 8

Go on your separate ways. There is a reason they're an ex, or reasons, usually. Go your way, live your life, and allow them to do the same. It took me a while to realize that myself, and since I did, it is better for both of us.

Answer 9

I've found that a friendship between an ex and myself was only possible after a longggg period of time had passed. That way any hard feelings between us had time to subside.

Answer 10

yeah once it's a peacefully broke up then it's ok me and my ex broke up and he's like a good fiend but not all the time it's good because when you find someone else that's going to be the problem