Ever break up with someone and say to them that you still want to be friends?
458872
So that's it huh!So this is how you want to tell me!!\nI'm devastated, and you still want to be friends!\neven after you just ripped my heart out! i need a minute.\n\nOK, if you are sure its over/i need another minute.\n\n25 years just down the tubes!!!what happened!!\nit must have been the paperboy,and his money huh!\nI hope your happy........dejection setting in.\nOK friends it is. but i need time/a broken JuJu
505578
My god!  That's a hard question.  I've broken up with people i've really liked.  Quite a few people i've really liked.  It's not gonna be easy, but you will feel better for it.  What you need to do is think about why you want to and find a good reason to do it.  Then tell him/her, and ask what they think.
967454
It depends on how long you were going out with the person.  If a long term, I would say no, even if there are no feelings any longer it's still just confusing.  You liked that person once and it could happen again.  That's what usually happens after u break up with someon you forget why u did it.  Then you want to get back together again.  For most cases I would say it's a bad idea to be friends with ur ex.  Too many feelings there!!
254201
I think you should say that your relationship is not where you expected to go and give reasons why you don't want to be with him.  If he happens to let you go and break up, doesn't that leave you a way for you to get back together with your ex without seeming like that was the reason why you wanted to breakup?  Obviously there must be a reason why you'd much rather be with your ex than your current bf, just make sure you're not going to be getting yourself into a big mess and come out with no bf or friends at all.
1053761
tell him that you can't be together and if you can still be friends
1109696
You can. those cute little habits might get annoying and your friends might wonder if you are ever coming back from MIA status.  But if the relationship is new and you still talk to your friend than it is not uncommon to be with your new love all the time.  Just make sure that you don’t spend so much time together that you get to the point were you can not stand each other.
957356
Rarely! that all depends ,I guess,on how the break-up occured and if you both have totally resolved whatever it was that broke you up before.Trust me, if you are still angry about something from the past,it will come back to haunt you.Also, alot of times people fall back into the same bad patterns of behavior that may have broken you up the first time..So there is really no right or wrong answer here .It's totally an individual choice!
538690
I don't think you can break it off without hurting with them.  But you do owe it to them and yourself to be honest with them.  Good luck.
641355
Just say, "Look, I think you're awesome, and I don't want to hurt your feelings or anything like that, but right now, I'd rather be just friends with you instead of boyfriend-girlfriend.  Later on, who knows?  But for now, let's just stay friends."
753308
No.  If you do decide to keep in touch, the friendship is never the same again because you're always careful not to say too much to them.  I have a friend like that.  We were inseparable for years until she blabbed to the last person I wanted to know what she said.  She apologized and I know she is truly sorry, but being drunk at the time doesn't make it okay.  We still speak, but only occasionally, and never like before.
544749
Of COURSE you still have feelings!!! You can't just turn off feelings like a tap or something! But, you need to get a grip on this. For starters, there must have been a reason/s WHY you broke up. These reasons were obviously not resolved. Sometimes, people break up over the top of real feelings, because they were unable to resolve disagreements with each other. This is sad, but happens all the time. If you could wave a magic wand and fix all these sort of problems, you'd be rich! People don't give up easy - and it's hard on both sides of the fence! So, either let it go, (and shut your curtains) OR, be brave, and get back in touch, and try and handle the reason you broke up in the first place.\nGood luck with your life!
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.
506481
Damn, that sounds like me.  Gonna be tough starting up any type of relationship w/ anyone after breaking up w/ someone that you were w/ for the past 3 yrs.  I dunno how I would let down my guard.  Just be truthful and true.  Don't be fake, be sincere. I really don't know...
19905
No, you shouldn't especially if you had strong feelings for her.  I recently broke up with a guy I've been dating for almost 3 months.  He wants to continue the friendship but I told him no, not this time.  I said maybe later when I'm completely over him, and it will all sort of happen by itself if we're meant to be friends.  Good luck.
971189
No I wouldn't just break up with someone because I couldn't spend enough time with them, I would break up with them because of the truth...usually people say one thing and mean another because they are afraid of hurting someone, I don't know why people think that the truth is gonna hurt more then finding out that they are lying but they do. and its stupid.
407294
break up find someone else
609074
I understand that you’ve broken up with him, though I guess you can still be a friend...as in friend....especially when he needs help.\n\nPlace yourself in his shoes. He's just another person with emotions and currently is looking for your support and help. Do help him though clearly underline that your support will not go beyond what’s called for in a friendship.\n\nYou can also tell you current BF of your intentions just so that he doesn’t build any wrong notions in his mind about your relationship with your EX.\n\nTake care.