I hear you totage!

if the break up was bad and the relationship rocky - no.
if it just didnt work and that person wasnt forever for you - yes. but thats just me and my opinion.

I am friends with many of my ex's,,, Some I talk to more than others. Overall, more have stayed friends than not. Keep in mind that only covers the last 12-13 years since my divorce. My old memory fails me for any before my marriage.

yeh thats what happen to me..break up turning out nasty, so..now we r actually enenmys..but the mother****er lied to me, so..who wants to be friends with a lyer?

Nope. Not me. Hassles.

now my ex-husband, we r great friends, hes the father of my kids, but thats as far as it goes with us. friends

it's happening to me now.

Never thought it would, or could be.

Very uncomfortable at times, but mostly heart warming to know that love can never be stolen out of one's own heart. Even with deliberate attempts to ignore my own feelings, I cannot and must yield to the truth of a love greater than my ability to be whats best for another in a daily way.

breathe in...breathe out...bre.........

Friends Not if you were intimate

It depends, if there's children involved it is better to be civil with the ex so the children don't suffer from your nonsense.

If I was intimate and had deep feelings for the perso, I don't think I will keep the friendship. I will definately move on. If I run into him I will not snob him but I will not entertain him just to be nice.

me and my exhusband are best friends..

we both want the best for each other.

we also know that we are not good together as a couple.

but

we still love each other dearly.. we have a different kind of relationship now..

I am glad for the experience

Ms...thats how it is with me and my ex-husband..plus neither of us are fighters..we want to keep the peace for the kids. that why i'm glad he's a descent person..

friends hehehehehehheehhhhhahahahahahahhahahahhhehehhehehehehhahahhahaha

I think you can still be friends if the relationship ended at no ones fault or blame. But if you decide to be just friends, you need it to be just that "friends". The flirting should stop when relationship ends.

i think yes

Otherwise feelings get hurt when the other person is clearly moving on. In other words, if you are interested in other people and flirting with them....dont continue to flirt with your "friend" at the same time. Its burning a candle at both ends.

very hard i couldn't even look at my ex still can't too many sad memories you can't just forget you ever loved them in a romantic way if they are standing right in front of you, feelings aren't like a switch for most people

was married 15 yrs we justgot to where we couldnt live together anymore we devorced and now are still the very best of friends we go shoot pics together
take the kids places together ,,no we dont have sex
shes a great gal
so i have to say yes ya can

IMHO, yes.

It does depend on both parties involved. If you were friends before, why should you not be friends after.

I do consider my ex-husband a good friend. Yes, we do have a child together. Recently though we dicussed if we would still be friends if we did not have our boy in common. The answer was yes. I am usually friends with my ex's, he is not. He decided that I would harass him and he would be my friend. He is a big dork, but we are much better friends than a married couple (just like Ms. V and her ex).

Another example....my son and I had a belated for me bithrday lunch with an ex-boyfriend of mine. He wanted to give me my birthday presents before the holidays roll around. Went for burgers, walked around, and spent some time together. I will always care for him, but I know both of us too well to know that we would never last long term. It took time for us to get to this place, but I cherish his friendship.

Hope my babbling helped. Hugs, M

By all means, stay friends if you can. We all never have enough friends!

I dated a girl for a year, we broke up, and we have been good friends for the last 12 years.

As long as the friends "boundary" is never crossed, then it is fine!