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Scotland
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I have 2 exes friends with 1 the other is dead to me and my boo.
4 years ago
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BlueEyes
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I can't understand why anyone would want to be friends with an ex, no matter how long they were together. A relationship breaks up for a reason, often a good reason, so it's best just to leave things alone and in the past and learn to move on without each other. If I desired to stay in contact with an ex, especially on close terms, it would be because I would hope to get back into a romantic relationship with that ex or to make someone else jealous. In either scenario, someone always ends up hurt (often devastated). Once a person tries to be friends with an ex, eventually all of the romantic feelings towards that person come rushing back and it's hard. Deep down, it'll never work but that person wouldn't be able to resist the way their ex can make them feel and they would want it to work this next time around. It's not fair, esp. if only one person has those romantic feelings still. It's also disrespectful if one or both of the exes has already entered a new relationship. It can make the new partner feel uneasy and threatened about the status of their relationship. Overall, it's a very bad idea and I would never encourage anyone to do it. Exes can be civil to each other, especially if they absolutely have to be (eg. are co-workers, if they have children together, have mutual friends they see often, etc.) but being friends with each other shouldn't be an option. I am speaking from personal experiences and they have been very painful. I've had relationships break up because of this issue. I am not friends with any of my exes and never will be. As I have learned, it's better to walk away and leave it all behind and not look back. Maintaining friendship with an ex is playing with fire and someone always ends up burned.
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