[ajGambino]

I would always be sick to my stomach every day if I talked to my ex casually. It just wouldn't be right.

Too much pain and heartache to deal with. If you keep in touch with a long term relationship spouse, you negate the use of NC, therefore healing.

[Alty]

My first love/lover and I are still friends. It took a long time to get there but he's one of the best friends I have.

We had the chemistry, the passion, but, had we stayed together, one of us would have killed the other by now, unless we stayed in the bedroom, then we'd be fine. ;)

[liz28]

Your ex owes you nothing so therefore he or she doesn't have to talk to you if they don't want to.

[chuff]

unless we stayed in the bedroom, then we'd be fine. ;)

Tell us what you mean by that. Don't be afraid to be specific.

[Alty]

Tell us what you mean by that. Don't be afraid to be specific.

Wrong thread! I can't hijack another, I'll be spanked! Wait, is that bad?

Don't tempt me, I do that all on my own! ;)

[nikosmom]

I agree that often it's too difficult for many people to remain friends after a breakup because one or both feels hurt or betrayed.

I personally am not friends with any of my exes. When it was over it was over. Time to move on.

Tried it once with someone that was really special to me. It became difficult to understand that we weren't "together" anymore. So I had to remove myself from the situation.

For many people, trying to be friends makes it very difficult to separate the two types of feelings. Was easier for me to get over the hurt by moving forward.

[Alty]

Chuff, I answered you question in the addiction thread. :)

[Gemini54]

I still talk to my ex (we were together 13 years). He is still one of my closest friends and in some respects we get on better now than when we were in a relationship.

We were in contact frequently when we first separated (which was amicable), and the contact did not hinder the healing process. In fact, I believe it facilitated it because we both knew with absolute certainty that the relationship was over, but were able to talk about it.

I got married about 4 years after we separated, and he came to the wedding. My husband gets on well with and respects him - they play music together - and we often go to music venues together.

I felt hurt, and pain and loss after our separation, but I was determined not to lose the love and friendship that we had forged over the 13 year relationship.

That determination, on both our parts, has paid off and I am now blessed with a wonderful friend!

[ajGambino]

Wow, I don't think I would do that or even ready to make friends with my ex. Odd how that worked out for you but good thing it did. Good for you.

[talaniman]

For what ever reason you broke up, one of you may not be ready for friendship, because of all the emotions involved. There may not be the same attachments as with one night stands, so its easier to be friends. Sometimes when people move on they don't look back.

[Lonelyandbroken]

I can't be friends with my ex's. I hope their happy but I just can't do it. Sure JR high girlfriends sure. But sexual ones no. I think it just hinders my next relationship and causes problems. When I do get over them that's it no looking back. They usually hurt me and I won't let them do it to me again.

[SAB123]

My ex wanted to be friends when she broke up with me, I told her I don't want to be friends. Now 2 years later I still will never be friends with her for using, lying and cheating on me.

[Romefalls19]

My first girlfriend, from high school, it took me 4 years to finally become friends with her and now we are good friends. It took me that long to forgive her for what she had done to me, now my recent ex, we are civil but I don't consider it a friendship and I don't see myself ever being friends with her. 2 years and she breaks up with me over a text after telling my cousin she was going to do it

[jmw0713]

I think it really boils down to how everything ended and the people involved. If things ended amicably than friendship in the future could be a possibility. However if it ended badly, I don't think friendship is possible. Everyone handles things differently.

I'm still wondering if I could ever be friends with my ex. Right now, the pain is still to fresh to do anything. I'm thinking it will takes years for me to get to that point, if we don't completely lose contact by then.

[Lonelyandbroken]

My first girlfriend, from high school, it took me 4 years to finally become friends with her and now we are good friends. It took me that long to forgive her for what she had done to me, now my recent ex, we are civil but I don't consider it a friendship and I don't see myself ever being friends with her. 2 years and she breaks up with me over a text after telling my cousin she was going to do it

I hear you the way they go out effects how I feel about them. I've been dumped on the phone by email. And recently by IM. I don't know but it just doesn't set well with me. I suppose it shows how immature they are. I guess if you go out like a B**ch I eventually always think of you that way.

[4answers]

I wonder is sometimes you move on from somebody but then regret leaving the person behind.

Is the grass always greener.

Anyone ever found this and tried to go back ?

[JimGunther]

Sure, people do that all the time, its part of life and, like many other decisions that people make, when we move on to what was supposed to be "greener grass" we sometimes find a swamp.

I was in the Air Force in North Dakota and fell in love with a girl from a smalll town. When my enlistment was up, I had to decide whether to stay with her (which she wanted) or leave that place, which is quite desolate and artic in the winter, and return to suburbia. My home was in a college town in Maryland. Her father had a big farm machine business (harveting crops for farmers that didn't want to spend the money on the big machines) and I suppose I could have had a decent life had I stayed there.

I broke her heart and decided to come home to Maryland. But you know, what comes around, goes around. I later married a girl that I met on the University of Maryland campus. Turned out she had problems with fits of rage (Man, did I wish I was back in North Dakota after a few episodes of that stuff!), and when I suggested to her father that she should seek counseling, he instead financed a divorce in which she alleged incompatibility.

I told her that hey, if that is what she really wanted, fine, but once she made the decision to divorce I would never take her back. About six months after the divorce, she attempted suicide.

Life is full of stuff like like and the older you get the more you see.

[57373]

Personally I think even if the 'dumper' did regret what they did.Because they had enough pride to 'dump' even with resistance they are probably the narcisssistic type,which means they would never admit they were wrong,sure they might feel it,but admit it? not unless they know they won't have rejection on your part.Conflict scares the out of them,trust me.

[LoveStoned]

Yeah this question really interests me... I see to think that if u truly love someone they will come back... I did but he no longer wanted me back. He did but couldn't trust me anymore. Now I ask myself if he will ever regret turning me down for another girl.

[Romefalls19]

My ex tried to come back, but I had already walked into a new room in a new hallway. It had a better view and much better interior