My Ex Wants To Stay Friends: Good Or Bad Idea When Still In Love After A Breakup

My Ex Wants To Stay Friends: Good Or Bad Idea When Still In Love After A Breakup

Staying friends with an ex after a breakup can be a good or a bad idea. As a relationship coach who specializes in helping people get back together, I understand how difficult it can be.
Being around the person you love but not in an intimate way can be excruciating, and at losing them all together can be just as painful.

That's why I felt that it was necessary to do a video on this topic and to shed some light on the pros and cons of being friends with an ex.

You can't imagine how many times I've heard: " my ex wans to stay friends " and how often people have reacted one way only to later regret it.

You need to make a sound decision and understand the implications of that choice, especially if you are hoping to get back together and that's where we come in!

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[siulong]

Well, if they dump you for someone else, it's impossible to be friends.

[christopherbellamy]

If our relationship was good or bad i just dont wanna be friends once its over with me

[urabubba]

Bad idea, it's like being a safety net for him or her. Fool me once, it's okay but fool me twice how dumb can I be.

[caseymyhro]

If you're friends with your ex then it doesn't give them a chance to miss you. Although, my ex is seeing someone else right now. I have the advantage of working at the same place as her, so I've been acting like I'm okay. She told me she misses calling me on the phone, and asked if we could still be friends so she can call me when she want's to talk. As much as I would love that, I told her I'm not interested in being just friends. I'm denying her the opportunity to talk to me, which will make her miss me.

[Erinjamaya]

This is so dumb. The moment you have a intimate relationship, you can NEVER be friends. It doesn’t matter how healed you are or it could’ve been 3 years since you’ve seen them. Cause once you see them you get flashbacks. If they wanna come back they’ll tell you directly or vice versa. Being friends is an excuse to have you by their palm just to torture you emotionally.

[whatrtheodds]

So I build him up make him feel like an amazing man, because I know how to support the ones I love, for him ride off that confidence to find a new girl when his high off my support. No, he doesn't want me well than he doesn't get me. We can't be friends because I love him, so my romantic heart is giving in a different way than I would in friendship love. That's the problem, he can walk away whenever he wants, he'll have me till he finds his forever girl and then suddenly my friendship would be easy to discard. Because I have feelings for only him and he'd have options. Plus he still wants to be intimate as friends... Too complicated for me 😒 no thanks. 💔😭 Nobody puts my heart on reserve, it's special and it only for one. So I'll give it to someone who loves me back💘✨

[dianashivgolam]

Unless you are strong enough mentally and physically only then should you remain friends in my opinion.

[Faithandseekerofchrist]

No you can never stay friends. They either want to stay friends with you to string you along without a commitment, found themselves a better option or to make themselves feel less guilty about breaking up with you while looking for another option and even through the friendship they will breadcrumb you because you're no longer in their close circle and because you let them. So say no to friendships with exes and if they want friends they can find their own friends.

[mgtow]

Less attachment to women = less pain & suffering for a man.

[twobullz]

I say it’s not a good idea from experience .. just like coach Adrian said those feelings don’t go away . We had ended a 2 year relationship, I was stuck asking for more attention and time and i always got hit with “ we’re just friends i don’t have to give you any of that” it just prolongs a lot of hurt . My advice would be to just leave it all alone and focus on yourself 100% i wish i would’ve went no contact in the beginning instead of begging/pleading and accepting a “friendship” overtime i saw she got cold to certain things like for example when we first broke up even as “friends” she’d get jealous and stuff . She couldn’t even go a whole day without contacting me . Now 7 months after the breakup and trying to remain “friends” we go weeks without talking and she just doesn’t care about anything concerning me . I don’t think anyone can control their emotions after being so invested .

[frankl]

Indefinite no contact is good to attract an ex back if it was a lost of attraction. If there was a lost of trust, but love and attraction is still there “friendship” might be a good platform to prove you have changed. You can’t switch emotions off just because you put a new label on it. Fanta isn’t gonna turn into Coke by sticking a Coke label on it. But you will know your own situation.

[solomonpilot]

ONCE SHE AN EX THEN X HER IN UR LIFE PERIOD !

[arielklay]

This is really helpful. I am good friends with my ex, in fact, we are closer now than before we broke up.

[georgebuffington]

I told my ex to leave me alone because he wouldn't stop giving me mixed signals and then denied it. I feel like it was a good thing because we see each other everyday.

[shawnabattaglia]

I broke up with my ex, again because he kept repeating the same toxic behaviors as last time. Now he's finally starting to get his life together because the breakup pushed him to actually get his life together like get s job. Now I want him back, which I always wanted a relationship with him but things got too much and he wasn't changing. I told him I want to work on things and he doesn't want a relationship with anyone and wants to continue to work on himself. But wants me still in his life. Said he would never not want me in his life. It just hurts way too much and Im also mad because i've been telling him for 5 years to get his life together but it took us breaking up to do it. Not sure of remaining friends is a good idea. Hurts too much.

[victoriabellanova]

Great advice. Meditation helps control the emotions, I'm learning. Thank you. This is the best Youtube video about this!

[magelynbayle]

I agree of what you've said. This video was really helpful. Also it takes a lot of maturity to any person to be friends with ex's. Friends but not too much especially if you are in a relationship just to be respectful to the person you are with. Sometimes we need to focus of ourselves in order to this because it takes a lot of effort for you if you wanted to do this. Working yourself development to grow to the relationship you had.

[andrewdigiacomo]

The girl I was talking to had recently moved here. I had just gotten out of a break up. We started 2 months after she got here and we just ended things because she felt she wasn’t ready. I’ve realized the same in the last week. We see each other every day at the gym and have a positive friendship. I’ve decided to focus on myself and if we talk then we talk. If we’re both in a good position later in the year and I feel I’m ready I’d be okay to revisit but I’m not going to wait around. Thank you for this video because now more than ever I feel I’m ready for growth and having the thought that whatever happens happens. Either way I’ll be okay

[mr.spantaneous]

Could not have said it any better. I must say I enjoy the content you all provide. It inspires me in various way...to become a better person and help others who need help with the knowledge I've gain...As you say " Keep fighting the good fight". Thanks bro.

[yzwoody]

Isn’t sticking around hoping to be a threat to he new relationship weak?