Friends with the ex... (29)
skyblue43Dublin, Meath Ireland30 Threads 1 Polls 5,980 PostsIs it possible to be platonic friends with an ex? I don't mean the 2 or 3 dates ex. Lol. For arguments sake over 1 year. Could they go for a drink or a meal without problems?
skyblue43: Is it possible to be platonic friends with an ex? I don't mean the 2 or 3 dates ex. Lol. For arguments sake over 1 year. Could they go for a drink or a meal without problems?
yep
for sure 
hmmmmm id say yes depending on how you split up...personally if I wanted to be still friends with my ex hubby I d still be with him..
hell ya....
y best friend is a guy who i used to date and live with for 6 years, and 5 years after the fact, he is my best friend, and always will be, and would never contemplate changing that for anyone....
no-one knows me better......
i love him, aint in love with him, but i love him.
y best friend is a guy who i used to date and live with for 6 years, and 5 years after the fact, he is my best friend, and always will be, and would never contemplate changing that for anyone....
no-one knows me better......
i love him, aint in love with him, but i love him.
skyblue43: Is it possible to be platonic friends with an ex? I don't mean the 2 or 3 dates ex. Lol. For arguments sake over 1 year. Could they go for a drink or a meal without problems?
I think it would depend on the reasons behind the break up and what way it ended and if both parties involved were single or in a new relationship. Also both parties would have to moved on, if one still had feelings they might be holding out for more
L1977C: hmmmmm id say yes depending on how you split up...personally if I wanted to be still friends with my ex hubby I d still be with him..
Oh its not my ex wife. Its an ex girlfriend. We get on well and my pals have a hard time believing that nothing goes on. So I was interested in hearing somebody elses opinion.
L1977C: hmmmmm id say yes depending on how you split up...personally if I wanted to be still friends with my ex hubby I d still be with him..
ladylumps: I think it would depend on the reasons behind the break up and what way it ended and if both parties involved were single or in a new relationship. Also both parties would have to moved on, if one still had feelings they might be holding out for more
I agree.
Neenaw: hell ya....
y best friend is a guy who i used to date and live with for 6 years, and 5 years after the fact, he is my best friend, and always will be, and would never contemplate changing that for anyone....
no-one knows me better......
i love him, aint in love with him, but i love him.
y best friend is a guy who i used to date and live with for 6 years, and 5 years after the fact, he is my best friend, and always will be, and would never contemplate changing that for anyone....
no-one knows me better......
i love him, aint in love with him, but i love him.
Thats exactly the boat i'm in....now I feel normal. LOL.
I have NO feelings towards my exes at all so I don't have a problem if the last one needs a hand with something she knows I can do, like fix her phone or computer or something. I can go over to her, do these things, have a chat and then leave without a single thought to her "in that way".
But in my experience, you lose touch. It's hard to stay friends cause there is usually a reason why you broke up and it remains pretty predominant in your head. I think it's possible but a lot of time has to go by before you can reach that level and you both need to want to be friends.
But in my experience, you lose touch. It's hard to stay friends cause there is usually a reason why you broke up and it remains pretty predominant in your head. I think it's possible but a lot of time has to go by before you can reach that level and you both need to want to be friends.
skyblue43: Is it possible to be platonic friends with an ex? I don't mean the 2 or 3 dates ex. Lol. For arguments sake over 1 year. Could they go for a drink or a meal without problems?
yip defo
skyblue43: Thats exactly the boat i'm in....now I feel normal. LOL.
and trust me, you will get everyone asking ya are ye back together, it still happens with me 5 years later, and all the peeps that say, oh ye meant to be.... and im like, if it was would i not be in a relationship with him, and i think im like totally sure it aint meant to be 5 years post break up.....
i have no reason to hate him, or cut him out of my life, and couldnt imagine my life without him as my support.... period!
so never mind what others think, if ya wanna be friends, then do, you a grown man...... its good to have good people in your life... they few and far between
Alpha01: I have NO feelings towards my exes at all so I don't have a problem if the last one needs a hand with something she knows I can do, like fix her phone or computer or something. I can go over to her, do these things, have a chat and then leave without a single thought to her "in that way".
But in my experience, you lose touch. It's hard to stay friends cause there is usually a reason why you broke up and it remains pretty predominant in your head. I think it's possible but a lot of time has to go by before you can reach that level and you both need to want to be friends.
But in my experience, you lose touch. It's hard to stay friends cause there is usually a reason why you broke up and it remains pretty predominant in your head. I think it's possible but a lot of time has to go by before you can reach that level and you both need to want to be friends.
I'd have that situation with the ex wife. And cant ever really see that being buddy buddy. Mates have advised me to lose touch that its not healthy. So I suppose the question for the ladies who all said its fine to do is if you met a new man who was in regular contact with a former girlfriend would you still be ok with it?
skyblue43: I'd have that situation with the ex wife. And cant ever really see that being buddy buddy. Mates have advised me to lose touch that its not healthy. So I suppose the question for the ladies who all said its fine to do is if you met a new man who was in regular contact with a former girlfriend would you still be ok with it?
i would be fine with it..... they are an ex for a reason, and if he was a cheating, i would just chuck him and move it on..... but without trust you have nothing..... so i have no bother with a bloke being friends with an ex.....
skyblue43: I'd have that situation with the ex wife. And cant ever really see that being buddy buddy. Mates have advised me to lose touch that its not healthy. So I suppose the question for the ladies who all said its fine to do is if you met a new man who was in regular contact with a former girlfriend would you still be ok with it?
I think its different if there are kids involved but if they're not together anymore and there were no children I dont think Id be too comfortable with it
ladylumps: I think its different if there are kids involved but if they're not together anymore and there were no children I dont think Id be too comfortable with it
So a difference of opinion there between you two...at last. That was all too comfortable up to that! Lol
skyblue43: Oh its not my ex wife. Its an ex girlfriend. We get on well and my pals have a hard time believing that nothing goes on. So I was interested in hearing somebody elses opinion.
mayb it is possible but wonder does it cause problems if one of you has a new partner.
Alpha01: I have NO feelings towards my exes at all so I don't have a problem if the last one needs a hand with something she knows I can do, like fix her phone or computer or something. I can go over to her, do these things, have a chat and then leave without a single thought to her "in that way".
But in my experience, you lose touch. It's hard to stay friends cause there is usually a reason why you broke up and it remains pretty predominant in your head. I think it's possible but a lot of time has to go by before you can reach that level and you both need to want to be friends.
But in my experience, you lose touch. It's hard to stay friends cause there is usually a reason why you broke up and it remains pretty predominant in your head. I think it's possible but a lot of time has to go by before you can reach that level and you both need to want to be friends.
Hmm for the last few girls I was with there was
no real breakup we just kinda drifted apart but
kept in contact on the phone or on facebook .
skyblue43: So a difference of opinion there between you two...at last. That was all too comfortable up to that! Lol
we've been planning it all night, we have the paddling pool out back filled with raspberry jelly for the fight later - sorry I couldnt get the strawberry one N
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