Breaking Up Staying Friends - It's Possible

The answer to the question whether breaking up, staying friends is possible--it depends. Great answer, right. A big part of this is how was the break up, was it mutual or did it end badly. If you both are in agreement about the break up, and you can discuss things like adults, there is a good chance you can stay friends.

In my situation, my ex-wife and I have stayed friends and we've been apart for 7 years. The main reason we have stayed friends is because we had a strong reason to--our son. We decided that we had to stay friends or at least get along, so it wouldn't have a bad influence on our son. I'm not sure if we would still be friends if we didn't have a son.

You've got to evaluate your motives for staying friends. Make sure it is not a desperate attempt to be around your ex. This will give you nothing but heartache. You might hear about other people they are dating, or just knowing you aren't the center of his life and just a friend might be very hard to take. If this is the case you need to just move on and come to terms with the break up.

And be careful if your ex wants to stay friends and you haven't gotten over the break up. This might be a way for them to have someone around who wants to be with them. Another thing it could be a feeble attempt to soften the blow of the break up. Either way steer clear of a situation like this.

Of course there are other ways to stay friends after a break up.