2007-01-10 03:22:22 · 29 answers · asked by Me 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Yes, but only after a long period of time where you don't see one another and you've both moved on with your life. If you try to be friends too quickly, you will mistaken it to be love and you will have hope for the relationship all over again, when she probably don't. Although it's easier said than done, I suggest you do something to pass time, like take up a new hobby, meet up more often with friends, or work more hours at ur job. It'll hurt if you try to be friends too quickly. I've tried it...and failed miserably at it. Only time will make things right down the line.
However, if it was a bad break, like the gal cheated on you, then I suggest you just move on and don't even try to be friends. relationships are based on trust...if trust was broken, then how can you even be friends?
Hope this helps.
2007-01-10 03:30:19 · answer #1 · answered by Lost 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sure- I've stayed friends with all of my exes, serious and casual. After all, if you were intimate enough to date, you're probably still close enough to be friends! The trick is to avoid things like 'do you remember the time we....". That just makes it awkward. Don't talk about the relationship, at all, and if it comes up, change the subject. Talk about mutual friends, or talk about your current lives. You may need to give it a few months after you actually break up before you decide to start a friendship- that way, all the rawness will have healed up. Its harder if you were the dumper instead of the dumpee- the other person may agree to be friends just so they can get you back, so watch out for that. Good luck!
2007-01-10 03:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely.
I recently attended the wedding of an ex. I refused to speak with him after we broke up, but when we met again a few years later, I found that he had grown up a lot and was actually fun to hang out with. My husband and I have been good friends with him and his wife for the past few years.
Of my other exes, there is one that I still get an email from every once in a while, and all of the others are on speaking terms, but don't live in the same area, so I don't hear from them often.
2007-01-10 03:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by wnk 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah i was with her for about to years and we both agreed that it had just ran its course so calledit a day and we would stay friends. That was 3 years ago and now shes prob the best female friend I have,we get on more like brother and sister now. So it can happen but I dont think it happens to often though.
2007-01-10 09:29:54 · answer #4 · answered by salamanda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey! I split with my boyfriend 3 weeks ago. We still texted each other everyday. And we flirted lke crazy...Now we arnt even speaking...it is soo hard if you see him with someone else. We were best friends. I loved him so much...but I do believe it will take time to be friends. I think we will be friends again but we need some cooling space. Hope this helps ;-)
2007-01-10 06:54:56 · answer #5 · answered by chaos4eternity 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, I'm still friends with every girl I went out with for more than a few months (man that sounds really bad, it's not that many, promise). It depends if you break up before you hate each other, you have to be wise enough to see it coming and mature enough to make it work out that way because at the start there are always those awkward moments....
2007-01-10 03:29:35 · answer #6 · answered by T M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well yes I split with my husband and we are still good friends.. It was a mutual agreement cause we do have good times together it just didn't work for us a s lovers as all. Its not hard to still be his friend cause he is a good guy. It is up to you two though and how the relationship was and if it could possibly work out to be just a friendship. Good luck
2007-01-10 03:28:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-30 13:01:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I am friends with all my ex-boyfriends. I ended the relationship but we were always good friends and remain that way to this day. Me and my ex husband are not friends though. I don't want to be friends with him because he's deceitful and sick minded. You can remain friends so long as that was the primary basis for the relationship to begin with. Otherwise, it wasn't a real friendship. Thank you and good luck.
2007-01-10 03:32:17 · answer #9 · answered by cookie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it really depends on whether you all were friends before you starting dating. In that situation sometimes it's easier once you break up to continue the friendship with no hard feelings
However, if you all didn't really start off friends. Once you break up it's hard to try to be "just friends" because you never really were. Then you end up being "friends with benefits" and you don't want that.
2007-01-10 03:30:35 · answer #10 · answered by Mommy of 3 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋