Friends with an Ex

[EvianBaby]

Can you ever really be friends with an Ex?

[4getmenot]

yep, i am with loads of mine. Have to be or wouldnt have many mates lol. I guess you cant with anyone you were seriously inlove with, as true love never dies.

[redcrx]

yes, Im best friends with my ex husband and many of my ex boyfriends are still in touch.

[ummmm]

Yes....I'm good mates with a few.

[Tomas123]

you can be, just depends on what sort of reason you finished with each other, as if your/they cheated there could still be tension when talking. depends on the situation really

[redcrx]

thats the same with any friendship / relationship, Tomas. If it ended well (and many relationships do) then good friendship is possible

[EvianBaby]

It's good to hear some of you have remained friends with your. I was expecting "NOOOOO!"

[Eve]

Yes, I'm still friends with quite a few.

[Nini74]

both of our ex's came to our wedding party! I actually thought about setting them up, but thought that was taking it all too far! x

[islasmum]

Yes - one of my exs and his wife were in regular contact for ages, and a friend of mine and her second husband still goes on holiday with her ex in-laws!

[beso]

Both my wife and I are friends with our exes. In fact they are probably our closest friends. They both came to our wedding.

They did have a fling with each other for a bit too, years ago.

All the children consider themselves as one family. My ex came on a holiday with us and the kids recently.

[andy-hughes]

It does depend entirely on the individuals, and the reasons why you split.

One of my ex's hurt me so badly that if i saw her walking down the street, i would cross over - another I am in touch with, and we are becoming friends again.

There is no simple answer to this question - it's 'Yes - with conditions.'

[boxtops]

Yes. Depends why you split, but generally - yes.

[Sqad]

An Ex what?

Girlfriend?
One night stand?
Wife?
OH?....can't stand that stupid term.

my answer is yes to them all except a wife.

[boxtops]

I'd rather say OH that "partner", sqaddie - it sounds like you're in business together.

[Bobbisox]

kind of, if he rings and I am at my daughters and have to answer the phone then I am polite and so is he (he's mellowed, I think)

[boxtops]

..having said that, I haven't spoken to my ex-husband in 20 years although his sister and I (and his dad) are still good friends, we see each other often. We live miles away from each other with new lives, so we have no occasion to. No acrimony, just not.

[beso]

Bobbisox \\kind of, if he rings and I am at my daughters and have to answer the phone then I am polite and so is he (he's mellowed, I think)//

Interesting that you refer to "my daughter". Presumably he is her father so wouldn't that be "our daughter".

No wonder you split up. He might have mellowed but I doubt that you have.

[Bobbisox]

if only you knew the history beso....
she is our daughter, a play on words from you I think,
I was beaten quite regularly by this man so forgive me if I did not use the correct term !

[DTCwordfan]

a very old GF from university days, yes.....

my ex wife - no.