When a girl says "I think we should just be friends." does it really mean she wants to be friends? or is it just a "nice" way of breaking up? Can one really be just a friend with their ex? i know im friends with 2 of my ex's, but it does feel weird at some times. how about you?
2006-10-24 04:46:52 · 24 answers · asked by Chuy V1.08 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Thats just the girls way of saying we are done without trying to hurt you or any guy. I just broke up with my girlfriend last night and i told her "i think we should just be friends" and i meant it i would truely love to be her friend because who knows maybe after the problems that killed our relationship are gone we will hook up again. this could always be the case when a girl says it but in my experience when a girl says i think we should just be friends or i need some space or you're really nice they are usually meaning i dont like you get the **** away from me
2006-10-24 04:51:38 · answer #1 · answered by rdoggg19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think when they say it its just a nice way of breaking up but it is possible to be friends. It just might be hard because your used to holding hands and kissing and whatever, the simple every day stuff that just came naturally when you were dating is now off limits. also, when the other person gets a new lover or you get a new lover it kind of becomes a competition. you try to stay with yours longer or have a better relationship than your ex. Even if you really like your new lover you secretly want your ex's relationship to go bad or something so that you can prove (to your ex and to yourself) that you dont need him/her anymore. well, thats what i think anyways... but im sure theres times where everything works out fine as friends
2006-10-24 11:54:39 · answer #2 · answered by Lissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of the time, it's just an easy way to break up with someone, but it is possible to be friends with you ex's. It also depends on how long you were friends with that person before. If you were never friends to begin with, it is hard to be friends with them after a relationship becuase you don't really know what it's like to be just friends with that person. And if you can manage to make a friendship out of all of it, it probably will feel a little akward at times. But that's something you have to adjust to over time.
2006-10-24 11:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ask&Receive 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i stayed friends with two of my exes...the first one got on my nerves after a while all together, so i dont talk to him anymore. but we never really truely clicked as a couple. mostly because he was still a little boy. the other i tried my hardest to like him as more than just a friend, but eversince i met him, he only felt like a friend to me. we are pretty good friends still after almost a year, but it is awkward at times, because i think he really did love me, and i feel bad for sorta leading him on like that. i just hadnt sorted out my feelings i spose. and i feel bad for the fact that he was my last bf b4 going lez. but he didnt turn me gay...he would have been the last to do that...
but to answer your question, yes. but all girls are different. some do just say that to be nice. but if you know the girl good enough, you can tell if she is just nice.
hope i helped.
---perplexed---
2006-10-24 11:53:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they say they just want to be friends after they dated you is because they have no intentions of really being any time of friend. I know, because I used to do that. once you get with a guy or girl their is no turning back as a friend, you have been to intimate already and it feels awkword to see that person with somebody else or for that person to see you with somebody else. You should just cut them off and move on.
2006-10-24 11:49:58 · answer #5 · answered by Super Girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, It depends on how mature the two of you are. Always have in your heart to forgive one another. And realize that the two of you need to move on to see other people but still be friends and be there for one another. You no be grown up about it
2006-10-24 11:54:17 · answer #6 · answered by Monie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be friends as long as there's no hard feelings. I have a few friends that used to be a boyfriend at some point in my life. They know me well enough to be the best friends that I have and respect me enough to know not to try to rekindle anything.
2006-10-24 11:51:38 · answer #7 · answered by edcw0214 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really does depend on the person and your relationship. some people really do want to just be friends but other say it to be nice. you know the girl use your judgement.
2006-10-24 11:52:29 · answer #8 · answered by Suzzy__1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dated this guy for a while (we weren't friends before we dated) but now we are really good friends...i think it can work...it just depends on the person...because one of my ex-bf's i HATE like with a passion...and that's how i broke up with him...the "we can still be friends" line...but it can work
2006-10-24 11:51:11 · answer #9 · answered by i_luv_capn.jack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i am friends with a ex. i was 19 when we met i am now 41 dating another one of our friends. after being separated from my husband. so you see how the cookie crumbles. and i still look good :)
2006-10-24 11:51:03 · answer #10 · answered by prettysexycalves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋