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Do you believe it's OK to be friends with your exes? How does your partner feel about it?
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Sure see no harm in it.
there's a lot of gray area and exceptions i suppose, but it's pretty much a no for me because of bad personal experiences. and i get jealous easily. the past should stay in the past, and if you really need your ex in your life, then go be with them.
We just need each other in our lives :)
Male, 36-40 years, Dating, TX, US | Nov 19, 2011
Male, 36-40 years, Dating, TX, US | Nov 19, 2011
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I think it depends on the seriousness of your current relationship. If you're just dating then the limits are different. But being married, there's no room for someone that you've slept with before.
Yes it is, he is fine with it as well. Why lose a friendship because of the failure of a relationship unless he has done something gravely wrong when he was with you?
I tend to think its best to sever the ties, but I'm in no position to tell anyone how to live their lives
I'd rather not, at this moment in time neither one of us are mature enough to handle that.
Ya
Not her ex... She's alright with it.
Yes. She's ... somewhat okay with it, but still a little hesitant.
Facebook friends.... maybe. But I don't think so. I don't think parenter thinks you should either.
I don't know of a relationship that has ended up so well that the friendship has survived; but I guess it's ok.
Not okay and no use.
Ive never actually tried to be friends with one of my exes. its not that I think its a bad thing I just was never really good friends with any of them to begin with so we are still polite and talk to each other the same way we did before we dated but we didnt all of the sudden become best buddies.
Not really. It's rare for relationships to end fully platonically, and I don't want to be friends with someone with whom my memories are romantic ones. I'd rather have no past or present 'love' feelings for a friend. I'm sure he thinks it's ok.
I think it would be very rare to have a healthy friendly relationship with an ex that wasn't threatening to your current relationship. So pursuing that kind of friendship would be selfish.
Male, 36-40 years, Dating, MD, US | Dec 14, 2011
Male, 36-40 years, Dating, MD, US | Dec 14, 2011
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Yes, if you live far away from them lol
