2007-02-26 07:37:40 · 21 answers · asked by Skeezix 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
it's easier to remain friends after breaking up if you guys were really good friends before dating. If it was just like a fling or whatnot, then you don't really care... but if you truly care for the person, then you won't want them out of your life.
Remaining friends doesn't mean you have to talk to them every day and see them all the time ... but keeping touch and not being a stranger is easy, if they are worth it.
2007-02-26 07:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by Gina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMO, it really depends on the reason for the break up. Think about it, if your "insignificant" other/ex cheated on you, then Y would you want to be friends with someone you can't trust? However, after the feelings you 2 had for one another has dissapated(ended), then, yes it is possible to be friends after a breakup. Friendships are just like relationships- the same thing it takes to nuture a relationship(ie commitment, honesty, trust, communication, etc) are the same things needed in order to establish a solid foundation in which the friendship can be built upon. Normally when breakups occur, someone always feels like they were slighted or has goten the short end of the stick(meaning it's almost never mutual). And you have to allow yourself(as well as your ex) time to heal from a broken relationship before attempting to be one another's friends. A good way to determine if you're at the point, is to ask yourself(and you have to be honest), "Does it bother me to hear my ex talk about his thier current love life, which doesnt' include me?" The important thing to remember about friendships are, they aren't based on stipulations. To be a friend means you willingly accept someone as they are, void of conditions.
2007-02-26 08:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by Al G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...I say it would be possible,...but it depends allot on why you two broke up in the first place. Nasty partings usually don't elude to really good future friendships. I'm still waiting this one out though. I've been on both sides of the coin in this one. Certainly I have friendly ex's in my life right now,...but none of them is anything of what I would consider really CLOSE friends anyways. I say the kiss of death is when they tell you, that you would make a better friend then a lover. Yikes!!! That stuff really stings me hard in my heart. Don't hold your breath too long for anything reasonably and seriously. You might suffocate before the friendship ever gets started.
2007-02-26 07:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by scott s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on whether or not you got your heart broken. If the relationship ended maturely then sure it could possible to remain friends. But if there was a lot of crying, screaming, arguing and misery then forget it.
2007-02-26 07:43:11 · answer #4 · answered by WhooHoo! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is, however, it depends on the two people involved. If only one of you 'wants' to remains friends, then it wont work. Both of you need to be willing to forgive and forget whatever happend in your relationship to move on with being friends.
2007-02-26 07:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by ♥♥♥ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sometimes it can be... but it would be hard. you would both tell eachother about your new love lives and make the other on jealous and mad at you... you shoudl be friends liek 5 years down the line.. when you know you both dont feel the same way abotu eachother.. iknew if i were to be friends with my ex and he talked abotu his gf. i would be pissed. and he woudl be the same if i were to get a boyfriend.. it woudl just be a mess.. so thats why im staying clear of beign friends with my ex!!!!!! francly i dont think i woudl ever care to talk to him again cause he was so mean to me the last time we talked..
2007-02-26 07:45:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely possible. But one needs some time apart first in order to lessen the intensity of feelings.
2007-02-26 07:41:19 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, if both parties actually want it. I am friends with my ex-BF. We dated for about 4 years, and although I'm now engaged to someone else, we still talk on a regular basis.
2007-02-26 07:41:53 · answer #8 · answered by melouofs 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sure it truly is conceivable. My ex husbands and that i are pals even although our marriages were no longer ended on a sturdy note. once you've forgiveness on your coronary heart and allow issues bypass, something in existence is conceivable believe me. in case you had a sparkling destroy it truly is sturdy, no damage finished and no emotions damage. in case you care about the guy, then attempt to proceed to be pals for see you later as you opt for. sturdy luck!
2016-10-17 09:11:01 · answer #9 · answered by forker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is possible but many people do not know how to do this because they will still have the idea of getting back together or have the idea of still having sex or whatever the case may be.....however though, it is possible as i said
2007-02-26 07:41:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋