ex- boyfriends/girlfriends friendship?

I think it's definitely possible. I'm friends with my ex-girlfriend. Depends on how the relationship ended though.

Reply 3

OP

yeh but i would find it akward?

Reply 4

I don't find it awkward, but my relationship wasn't that long (only 4 months), and we had a friendly break-up.

Reply 5

OP

mine was friendly sort of friendly, after we broke up we got on REALLY well but then he said he didnt feel comfortable talking to me.
But this was a month or so ago so its ok. With other relationships i've seen that have broken up recently none have really stayed friends its a shame really.

:smile:

Reply 6

Golden Maverick

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It is possible, really depends if you were close friends before going out, as this makes it easier to return to what you had before.

Reply 7

The Mudman

10

Not possible under most circumstances I'd say.

Reply 8

username47781

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it is possible but it would be very awkward, also it depends on what the circumstances behind the break up

Reply 9

bunthulhu

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Golden Maverick

It is possible, really depends if you were close friends before going out, as this makes it easier to return to what you had before.

Oooh dear I don't agree with that at all, I was best friends with my boyfriend before we started going out and we've been together for 2 years now but if we broke up I don't think I'd be able to just be friends with him, it would be too hard :frown:

Reply 10

I guess some people just want to move on, I wanted to stay friends with my ex and put some effort in to stay close. But obviously you need some effort on both sides to stay friends.

Reply 11

Golden Maverick

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bunthulhu

Oooh dear I don't agree with that at all, I was best friends with my boyfriend before we started going out and we've been together for 2 years now but if we broke up I don't think I'd be able to just be friends with him, it would be too hard :frown:

I was in a similar situation, slightly shorter relationship, and am now beginning to get back to a close friendship with my ex (did take time). We both really didn't want to lose the friendship when we broke up though.

Reply 12

OP

umm its slightly annoying cuz he was always saying i still want to be friends, but i suppose your feelings change once you have broken up.
what about when one of you start seeing someone else and your still friends with your ex, how did you find that? i've never had experience of this so dont have a clue but would be interested in what other people found?

:biggrin:

Reply 13

A Y A Z

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No.

Reply 14

frappuccino

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Hmm it's possible, but if say your ex still likes you it can get really frustrating. You both have to want plain friendship and not be jealous for it to work I think.

Reply 15

lou p lou

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it can be possible, i'm friends with my ex (although we were best friends before we went out), although it did take a lot of effort from both of us as it was a horrible break up and we argued a lot at first

lou xxx

Reply 16

OP

Umm it would take alot of effort, i hardly knew him before we started going out but we did have a great relationship and he was my best friend. It's hard to start off with because you miss them but you get use to it??

Reply 17

Triplet1

umm its slightly annoying cuz he was always saying i still want to be friends, but i suppose your feelings change once you have broken up.
what about when one of you start seeing someone else and your still friends with your ex, how did you find that? i've never had experience of this so dont have a clue but would be interested in what other people found?

:biggrin:

That's probably a little bit trickier. You feel jealous in way, but sometimes you can feel genuinely happy for them. It's probably easier just to leave them to it though.

Reply 18

RachelBabyfrog

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My ex and I were trying to just be friends... but he was finding it really difficult. Then I got with someone else and it all went to pot completely and he asked if we can just not talk AT ALL now.

Reply 19

OP