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I never thought I'd be friends with an ex. My boyfriend of 7 years and I broke up about a year ago and now we are the best of friends, though no longer in love with each other.
 
SHOW: I Don't need a Hubby or a Baby: Dearest Miss Tyra, I was in a: Career Planning class & asked: "If you died tomorrow what would you regret not having done?" I had just started my career with: at&t and the ONLY thing I could think of was: Procreation (sp?) sorry I'm too lazy to get my dictionary. ;) I wanted to have a mini-me, some one to carry on my genes & the family name, etc. It soooo changed my Life! THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I'VE EVER DONE! Just u wait! You will make a: FANTABULOUS MOMMA TYRA & I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN! My baby girl I think looks a little bit like you. She's: TATUM 1/2 of my pride and joy! I also have a son: Jordan! If you're ever in Arizona & need a date my brother will take you out too!! He thinks you are very: "NICE" LOL! ;) He's 32yrs old & regular folk but I've heard you say you don't only date rich, famous men. Much Love & many blessings to you & yours T! Friend in: Arizona
 
no problem with being friend with your ex as long as u dont communicate frequently or see each other frequently,by that,u can be good of friends without igniting the feelings u had for each other.
 
thats a clear tatics men used to cheat on their wives.even the ex knows
 
Interesting show today, Tyra. I think if you and your ex can set boundaries, it is ok to remain friends. I have an ex that I still talk to and see from time to time. We did not break up because of cheating, wrong doing or any other "typical" reason. We broke up because he became interested in a different religion than me. My beliefs tell me that people unevenly yoked (not the same beliefs) will not work. His as well. We decided to part ways as a couple, but remain friends. We can always talk, but we both know that is all. If you can't have that understanding, then NO!!!! Ex's should not remain friends if you wouldn't do the same with them as you would your same sex friends. (Love your show Tyra!!!)
 
My husband and I have been married for 3 years. Our exes are our best friends. Two of mine and one of his make up part of a very close-nit group of people. My husband and I trust each other and understand that a person cannot be happy with just one other person, they need friends as well. We actually have an open marriage, so if one of us were to have a fling with one of our exes it wouldn't be a big deal. BUT, that hasn't happened. Our exes are extremely sweet people. After all, we dated them for a reason.
 
No way ! Exs just go there own way ! Move on !!!!!!
 
No way! My boyfriend has an ex that as soon she knew we were together , she started to call him, even when she has her new boyfriend. Anyway , women are very smart so I knew there was more than phone calls so one day I ask...WHEN ARE U GOING TO TELL ME THAT U CHAT WITH HER ON MSN?...He was so surprise and ask me who told me that. I said that I couldn´t tell him that. He finally told me that she was sending him videos and pictures of her. The worst came when she appear at our job (a hospital, like there´s no more hospitals in Peru). So that was it, I gave him an ultimatum, her as a friend or me. So know I´m happy and she is not a ghost inside my relationship anymore.
 
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! I made the mistake of allowing my husband to keep in touch with one of his exes and little did I know that they were more than "just friends". He ended up sleeping with her when he went away on a business trip and saw her a few times before that. He claimed it was only a one time thing. We seperated for a short while then I took him back,but I have to see to it that he's not kleeping in touch with her. Even though you can't be too sure. Needless to say I still don't trust him.
 
My boyfriend of almost a year had a very crazy exgirlfriend. Since the first day we started dating she would call, text, and myspace him. She even contacted his mom trying to ease her way back in. Now he has left me for her in the past so I of course was hurt and self-concious about these events. Months would go by and he would hear nothing from her. Then after we had been dating for almost 7 months, she tried again. It drove me crazy. We are already in a long distance reltionship making it very difficult. But I now had a growing fear that she would steal him away again. What bothered me the most was that he would respond to all the messages and answer the phone calls. He would tell me to trust him and not worry about it because they are just friends, but cmon...im a woman and i will fight for and worry about my man. Were not idiots and we know the difference between friends..and a little more than. It finally came to the point where i had to tell him to stop talking to her or i would go tell her myself. He did but she continued. He told her one more time and it hasnt happened since. I would never continue a relationship with an ex, even if your "just friends." I dont think its right and it should be ended when in a new relationship. Put it in the past and leave it there.
 
No way should ex's stay friends.. I've been through this many times and everytime, one or the other ended up wanting to get back together, this puts a lot of stress on the new relationship and if you feel the need to hold onto someone obv. you haven't moved on..
 
I think It's okay to be friends with your ex. I learned this the hard way. My ex passed away last week, May 30th in a tragic accident. After the funeral and all, I wished we had kept in touch more often, we both had moved on, but when you love someone, a part of him is always with you, no matter what happens. I regretted not keeping in touch. I didn't keep in touch because of anger and hurt from of our breaking up 20 years ago. All these years his family has tried to tell me that he regrets everything that happen with us. That he still loves me, even still at the funeral. And the funny thing was during the funeral and all, I remembered only the good times we had. All the bad memories, I could'nt remember. I wished we had been friends.
 
My man has a lot of crazy ex-girlfriends. He chooses not to talk to them cause he doesn't want to lead them on. The ones that don't read too much into his attention--which are few and far between--I don't mind him being friends with them cause I'm friends with some of my exes too. If I was insecure I'd have a problem with it. In life the person you end up with will always have an ex or two he or she is cool with--if they wanted that person then they'd be together but they want to be with you so don't worry about it. I sure don't.
 
I agree with Anonymous and Elle's comments. It depends on what kind of friends they are. If the other person has feelings for their ex then it wouldn't be considered a friendship. My boyfriend is friends with three of his ex's, but it shouldn't bother me because they are 'just friends'. If I found out that they were more than friends, or if he had somewhat feelings for them, well then that would be something to worry about. It's a big problem if there are feelings involved, especially if they said there's nothing more than a friendship. But even then, it still bothers me because it's really hard to be friends with an ex. I've always seen it happen that the only way someone could get back with their ex is to be friends with them. Lets just hope that our boyfriends are trustworthy. Haven't you ever heard that your bff can be your boyfriend too? Exactly.
 
i've been married for 10 years but i'm still in love with my exboyfriend. sadly he passed away 3 weeks ago. my husband was my friend when my ex and i broke up years ago. he saw me through the break up and now through his death. he knows that i'm not in love with him but with my ex. i didn't remain friends with him because it would have destroyed my marriage. one conversation between me and my ex would have sent me running back to him. i think remaining friends when you have actual love is a huge mistake. remaining friends if you had a casual relationship may be ok. it depends on the people and the situation and the extent of what kind of friendship you want to have.



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