Should you be friends with your ex?
If you are not walking down the aisle to become man and wife, then you are certainly sprinting towards the other direction — a break-up. But what happens after? Should you put your differences aside and become friends? Or should you just walk away and call it quits?
William, 34:
It depends. If I had real feelings for her, then no, especially if I am in a new relationship. I think I owe it to my partner to start afresh and not bring any additional baggage into the relationship.
Pete, 41:
My ex and I are now friends, we get along, I should say. This is because we have children together and so for their sake we make it work.
Phillip, 39:
When my ex and I broke up it was nasty. Things were said that should have gone unsaid, but in anger we both vented. The things that were said, honestly there was some truth to it, however if they were not said then maybe we would be friends today. The things she accused me of, for me it cut too deep for me to ever call her a friend.
Rupert, 37:
I think we were very mature and so even though it didn’t work, we thought it best not to burn our bridges. You never know when you may need a friend, even if that friend is your ex.
Norbert, 36:
No. I don’t think you should be friends with your ex. Your ex is your ex. Ex- lover, ex-friend, ex-everything. For me they have been exed from my life as well as from my memory.
Mikael:
No, you should not be friends with your ex especially if you are in a new relationship. Temptation is real and so are other feelings like jealously.
Rachel, 38:
My ex and I work in the same field and from time to time we encounter each other in a professional setting. Even though I want to hit him over the head for cheating on me, it is neither the time nor the place. Trust me, if it were not for my job and reputation I would just be over and done with him, but I have to carry on.
