Why do guys stay friends with their ex girlfriends???
544683
Why not?\n\nIf you have spent a lot of time getting to know a person and it doesn't work out romantically, it's great if you can still have a close friend.\n\nCalling 5 or 6 times a day, and wanting him to come over for protections sounds a little obsessive and unbalanced tho, and it sounds like she might want this man back.\n\nTalk to your man about how you feel and see if you two can work something out.
200171
Women can have X's as best friends without loving them or being attracted to them. I still keep in contact with all of mine. I care about them still but we broke up for a reason..you know? It means that she is a nice person as oppossed to a psycho who had a restraining order placed against her. You should feel lucky that you are with her and that he is her ex. Just make sure she knows you care for her and feel lucky to be with her..thats all you should worry about.
552216
Well, I don't think it's a good idea to date her ex-boyfriend if you remain friends with her.  She may end up being jealous or if not jealous and she doesn't care, then she probably thinks he's a jerk anyway and let you find out for yourself.
360904
just forget about your ex. she broke up with her man and now wants you!! dude, you are worth more than that. Maybe you should give yourself a break from the gf drama and just date this girl or just be friends for now. Time is good for yourself right now cause it is obvious you still have feelings about your ex and this is not fair to you or the new chick. It is called rebound. Give yourself a break dude, even you deserve the best so take time to heal.
161098
1) She wants to soften the blow of the break-up.\n\n2) She doesn't want things to get weird after the break-up (i.e. you stalking her)\n\n3) She might actually want to stay friends.
672690
hi, i feel that you should not be talking to your ex, if\nyou are still close that good but he has a girlfriend, and\ni feel it very  disrespectful of him to be talking to you\nabout his problem with her. because if the shoe was on the\nother foot how would you feel. he need to get his situation\nwith her together and  if it meant for you and him to get back\nyou will. the big guest ion you should ask yourself seriously\nif he so unhappy with her then as you stated why is he still\nthere.
215719
It is not easy to leave someone you have been with a while.  When you are close, and you aren't meant for each other it is even worse.  Maybe you guys could become friends again after all the hurt is over with.
893032
You don't want your friend to fornicate with your ex, that's understandable, but you're no longer with him so they're gonna do whatever they want. It bothers you because either you're jealous, concerned because you don't want him messing with her heart (if he's the reason you guys broke up), annoyed that she's going for him even though she's well within her rights, or you still got feelings for him. Or maybe you're into your friend? Whatever, get over it, he's not your problem anymore, right?
1121196
Understandable that you would want to keep something to "remind" you of your ex and the good times. But if you enjoy the company of your new guy; I would put the picture away for the sake of any argument. How would you feel if he held on to a picture of his beautiful ex?
960528
I totally agree with you.  You should be able to have a friend whether they are your ex or not.  I am still friends with my high school boyfriend and I am 30 years old.  He has to understand that it is possible to be friends with an ex and be strictly friendship.  Talk with him and tell him you feel that he does not trust you.  Since he is having a problem with you going to see your friends and family it sounds like he is insecure all the way around.  Hopefully a heart to heart will reassure him.  Good Luck!
585094
whether you approve of it or not, it is her decision if she wants to be friends with him or not. telling her who she can be friends with or getting angry about her being friends with an ex is just going to make you look controlling or jealous. i think you should trust her and let her be friends with him. if she starts spending too much time with him let her know it makes you uncomforable but dont try to force her to do anything..its just going to turn out badly.
475757
This is typical after a breakup if the two people remain friends.  The problem is that even though you aren't together, you still have feelings for each other and everyone around you will still often treat you like a couple so it is very easy to fall into old patterns.  It doesn't mean anything has changed or that you two should be together, it just means your not able to move on because you two are still so connected by life in general.
62247
You can't. If they want to get together they will. She is your ex so don't worry about it. If your friend ditches you for her then they are not a good friend.
673111
things aren't always as they seem.\nmaybe it's she who doesn't wanna hang out with his mates.\ni read somewhere that if your man don't take you to hang with his mates, he's not serious. so maybe it's because he's not serious about her and don't really want her making friends with you lot in case it don't last.\nor maybe he and his gf just wanna spend alot of 'quality time alone' :P
377484
My friendship with my ex never created a problem with my current b/f. My b/f understands that my ex and I were friends first and that's how we'll always be despite what happened in our relationship. There are certain boundaries that you should not cross though. There is always suspicion when it comes to dealing with your current's ex, and that's normal. It's a human thing. Just try not to take it too personal unless you're sure there's a reason to.
942317
maybe you didn't have closure with the ex.  I know that's the reason my ex still haunts me after 5 years.  fortunately i've got the greatest gf in the world, and i can talk to her about this.  I LOVE NIKI!!!
767407
"we should just be friends" means exactly that.  Most likely you guys knew each other before you started dating.  That means you guys know a lot of the same people and/or hang out at a lot of the same places.\n\nIf you guys remain friends after breaking up, nobody has to choose which one of you they would rather hang out with.  There are no awkward moments when you guys run into each other.  Its just easier to stay friends.\n\nIt just means you guys tried it together and it didn't work, it shouldn't force you two never to hang out together again.