I've always believed - and I still believe - that being friends with your ex is one of the hardest things you can do in a relationship. Maybe things will come your way that you can do, or maybe you won't be able to handle it because you haven't moved on yet and you're emotionally attached to him!
To be friends with your ex, you must first have broken up amicably without fighting, and of course, a long period of time must have passed since the breakup before you try the "experiment" of friendship (the opposite only happens in movies).
There is, of course, another parameter that you rarely think about from the start: If you find a new love, I'm not 100% sure that he will accept this "friendship" with your ex.
Because between us, friendship with your ex is not that innocent, no matter how cool you are! Even if you have created new relationships, every time you meet... a spark of emotion will come to the surface again and complicate things!
The truth is that until now I had never remained friends with my ex (even though they asked me to, it seemed unthinkable to me in record time to bury everything I felt for them and suddenly play friend - how fake that is).
But last year I thought I'd like to try staying friends with my ex to see what it's like and if, like Tina, I could make it.
So what did I learn:
We entered the friendship zone from the first day of our breakup. At first, I had a hard time seeing him as a friend, but because we broke up very amicably and we hadn't been together for very long, we quickly became friends.
I was troubled by the fact that he has another girlfriend and I was anxious that he wouldn't find out that he was hanging out with an ex (I never found out if the information that he has another is true).
Every time we go out, a spark of emotion comes out from both sides, not the feeling of being together, but of human love - it may sound a little silly, but we care about each other in a human way.
I discovered that the friendly company with him and the jokes he plays on me were much better than when we were together and he doesn't stress me out or make me jealous about where he is and what he's doing.
I realized that it's not that difficult to stay friends with your ex if you've broken up amicably! It just takes time and a method.
Staying friends with my ex was a terrifying idea at first because I was afraid I would get stuck and not be able to move on, but I managed to get through that stage! And that's how I made a good friend.
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