Does anyone remain friends with an ex boyfriend after they have dumped you??
606334
no way that is just asking for trouble!
772878
I actually ended a long friendship with my former best friend a few years ago because our personalities clashed.  He was constantly flirting and kissing girls even though he had a girl who was working her tail off making ends meet for the two of them.  One clear example was when I visited him from out of town with my then girlfriend, he took us to a bar and spent the entire time flirting with one of his co-workers.  He just left us sitting on a windowsill.  \n\nWe've reconciled, but part of me still remembers what he did to not only us, but to his girl. I've lost some trust with him.
613015
Do you still have feelings for him? If you do try him out again if not tell him frankly that you would rather stay friends if he cant handle that then shame on it all.
561546
NO, don't be friends with the ex. ESPECIALLY if he's being an a*ss
452711
Look, just because you and him didn't work out as a couple, doesn't mean that you can't just be friends. Me and my ex of 13 years just went out to the movies together today to see "Silent Hill", I paid, he drove. We hadn't hung out for 3 years! I gotta tell you though, we had a blast just hanging out and being friends. I bought lunch after at "Jack-n-the-Box", and he came over to my house to eat it. It was the first time he had ever come to see where I lived since we separated. We have a daughter together, and for her sake, we discussed it, and came to the conclusion that, even though we parted on bad terms, we could set that aside and be friends. She was very happy to know we were being nice to each other. I would never have an intimate relationship with him again, but as a friend, he is a very good guy and a wonderful daddy. Do what your heart tells you. You know in your gut whether or not it would be a good idea to hang out with him again. Just remember that ex'es are ex'es for a reason...it didn't work out. Friendships are always nice to have though if at all possible. Good luck sweetie.
587692
It depends on how your ex-relationship ended. If you broke up with her it depends on how you feel about the person you're with. If she broke up with you then don't, you have to keep your dignity. She broke up with you and you have moved on with somebody new.
178120
My ex bf who i thought was now my best friend, is scum. and lying to me, who now has a gf who has a child and he forgot to mention this to me, and i had to hear it from a guy on the internet. \n\nnot everything you learn each day is good.
421996
Nope you're not a bad person.  I had a similiar thing happen, my ex calls me all the time too, we cannot be more than just social friends and I honestly don't feel pain or sympathy when he breaks up or fights with his new girlfriend.  I listen and say I'm sorry for him but I don't feel alot of sympathy.   When people hurt you like that by breaking up, you learn and grow and we've grown past our feelings for them and moved on.
690059
2 months a go when my boyfriend held my friend and both fell\nbut then 3 weeks later he dumped me :(
803881
OMG.... i was in the same exact position 2 yrs ago as you are in now\n\ni just kept saying i wanted to be friends with him, and for the longest time we were just friends, but then we hung out all summer and i realized how much i really liked him. My ex bf refused to talk to me and for 2 yrs i wasted my life waiting for him... but once i got over him it just didnt make any sense to stay single when i liked his friend and he liked me back (btw, they are not friends anymore and havent been since my ex bf dumped me) so to sum that all up we are now bf/gf for 3 months and im 10x happier with my bf now than i was with my ex..... so i guess you just have to let time take its course.... i never thought id end up with who im going out wth now\n\nhope my "essay" helped.... good luck
172705
yes..i have ..one regert..there was a boy..who is behind me for two years..i never loved him..after relation of three months i told him..this..but he still want to continue as friend..then love happened to me..n i had a break up after six months...this guy then helped me out ..laid a hand for me..i thought i must give a chance to this relation...so i given..literally..we hanged around..i always said him i love u bt i never felt him...n the day i again fall in love..i left him without reason...he runs behind me..again but this time to say final good bye....i personally feels i done bad..i used him..wen i needed..n may be becoz of that today my husband left me without reason...
934238
I just got over a relationship where my best friend (who was also his x girlfriend) and him kept staying friends. I didnt really let him know how much it bothered me, but now that i look back, it totally bothered me... and now that were not together, im so glad its over because that issue was so annoying, not worth dealing with. Tell him to loose her and if he can't, drop him!
929891
Even if you still have feelings for him sometimes it's best to just let go.  Me and my gf mutually broke up back in May...and decided to be friends...well that was fine until she started dating someone else almost right away (after we were together for 2.5 years) so I got pissed and stopped talking to her.  It was hard cause I still cared for her at the time but not TALKING or SEEING her since then has really helped me to get over the whole thing and move on.\n\nin summary......Stop talking to him, but don't become enemies...be civil about it.
69872
I've had this situation 4 months ago. We've just talked about it.. I frankly said, that i don't love him. He offered me to be friends. So we are very good friends right now. But I feel that i'm more than just a freind for him...Sometimes i think that it would be nice if we were together but can't do it right now, 'cause i broke up with my ex-bf yesterday. And i don't want to lose my friend.. It's up to a person :)
807908
I think time and space are important right after a break up....at least a few months.  Trying to be friends right away typically makes it seems like dating again almost, or at least in my situations.  Then when one person starts dating someone else or decides it's not a good idea, it's like a 2nd break up all over again.  It sucks because if one person wants to be friends and the other does not, post break up, that's that.  You have to accept that the person may not want you to be in his/her life for a while...as much as it sucks, you must not be selfish and just move on
277490
I wouldn't judge you for it, but I don't think I could personally do that to my friend, especially not a few weeks after they broke up.  But thats me and my friend, it depends on how your friend feels about it etc.  Don't beat yourself up over it though, perhaps talk to your friend about it.
888030
If they were your friends it wouldn't have mattered who you were dating as long as you were happy. I wouldn't stress about trying to earn them back because you haven't done anything wrong. If they want to be petty because you broke up with your ex to date someone closer to you then let your friends date your ex and you just concentrate on being happy with your new man. Friends come and go they'll see the light eventually but until then go have some fun with your new man.