For me it's about 50/50 yes and no
2006-07-31 15:10:45 · 26 answers · asked by mrmoo 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I always have remained friends with my ex's. I guess my theory is that you once were in love with that person so why not have them as a friend later. Two people were probably friends first and just because you cant live together or see eye to eye dating, a true friend is worth more than a loss of this person all together.
2006-07-31 15:29:20 · answer #1 · answered by tender_1119 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No I couldn't stay friends with an ex - they are an ex for a reason and once the relationship has broken down, then get out and stay out of each others lives - I suppose 10 years down the line if I saw that person in the street I would nod and say hello but that would be all
2006-08-01 04:32:03 · answer #2 · answered by Joanne A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, we were together for 10 years and although I left her I still love her and care about her and we have been in regular contact for the past 3 years. If she weren't such a wonderful person it wouldn't be that way, but thats why I loved her and still do. I left because as a couple it just wasn't working, but as friends its great.
2006-07-31 15:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by Mick H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say yes, you can.
I'm still best friends with my first serious girlfriend from over 20 years ago.
We are both now married (to others) and have family's.
I knew I had met the right girl to marry when she accepted her as one of my closest friends.
(or that could just be a case of her following the adage "keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer)
2006-07-31 15:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do. i'm lucky that way, i guess. i can't think of a single romantic relationship of mine that ended so badly we couldn't be friends. my ex-husband, my teenage son's father, is one of my very best friends. it wasn't always that way. it took us a good 5 years after the divorce to really get back to being grownups about the whole thing. but once it was clear that we'd both moved on, the static seemed to evaporate.
the one thing that was, and continues to be, the most important aspect of our relationship is the well-being of our son. we keep him at the top of the list.
my parents divorced in the 70's, and were light years ahead of their time in terms of relating well in the aftermath. i attribute most of the diplomacy to my mom, but they were both great. once i knew that my marriage was over in no uncertain terms, i resolved to work toward that same detente.
people think we're crazy, but it works. he and i both get a best friend who's known us for lots of years, and our son doesn't have to live in a world thick with parental tension (he plays football, straight A's, highly social, good natured kid). everybody wins, everybody cooperates. even our current S.O.'s, who don't quite know what the heck to do with us ;).
2006-07-31 15:27:21 · answer #5 · answered by Tara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
id like 2, but dont always work...im 50/50 too
2006-07-31 15:14:34 · answer #6 · answered by mazzygirl83 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am friends with my ex, it took @5 years to get like this though.
I like his new wife too. we dont go out as friends but we chat and laugh about the children when we do see each other every week
Honestly its the best way ever to be especially with kids involved.
I look at him as a sort of cousin, i care what happens to him but i dont care what he gets up to??
You can only be like this when your not "in love" anymore
2006-07-31 15:34:02 · answer #7 · answered by shedevil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never did. My ex even showed up at my doorstep about 1 year after we broke up trying to become friends and I couldn't bring myself to do it.
2006-07-31 15:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only with 1 of them.
2006-07-31 15:16:11 · answer #9 · answered by Matwix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I am now still friendly with my ex
2006-07-31 18:50:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋