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Was talking with one of my friends about two separate but related issues:

- Why Westerners feel compelled to remain friends with their exes

- Whether, if you hadn't an existing friendship beforehand, it's okay to be friends with an ex's friends following the breakup

What do you think?

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1. Not all westerners are like that. In fact, most westerners I know are not friends with their ex. However, many relationships start as friendships, and if it was a mutual understanding that it wouldnt work out, then remaining friends afterwards is possible.

2. Friends are not exclusive.
Also, maybe friendships were not pursued with the ex's friends out of respect with the ex? This situation really depends on the circumstances though.
it depends on the person. some people have a good relationship with the ex and want to continue the friendship, or they have a bad relationship and dont want to see that person ever again, or, they just dont want to be friends.
i am not friends with any of my ex's むふっ because we just didnt want to be friends..
and sometimes people just dont want to be around people that their ex knew.
I don't get that whole "let's stay friends" rubbish. I have only one ex who is actually a friend and after the breakup we didn't see each other for nearly 5 years. Now I'm godfather to her 2 children.
From experience, that distance is really important....I went out with a girl years ago. After we broke up we mutually decided to remain friendly....only problem is we kept falling back into bed. It was completely doing my head in. I didn't know if I was coming or going. In the end I put some distance between us and the sun started shining again.
It totally depends on how you broke up.

If you already have friendships with your ex's friends, why not keep'em?
That common phrase of "Let's be friends" shouldn't be taken literally and that's my opinion.
Sometimes the "dumper" will use this line to escape from feeling guilty or to avoid any awkward situation...
And if the "dumpee" literally believes the line, well, that's a beginning of some messy break-up... :P
I think it is quite possible to remain frinds with exes.
Being friends and being lovers are completely different aspects
so I cannot see any reasons to stop one thing while you stop the other.
> Mikaさん

I agree, but many people cannot separate the two. Like business and friendship. The end of one usually means the end of the other.
>azatamaさん

Yeah, that's true. Some of my exes thought that way and we had to end the both.
But other exes (how many exes do I have!? ahaha) anyway, agreed with me
and we have been keeping in touch and even go traveling together once in a while.
It's very hard to find a good friend, so I rather want to still be their friends after braking up as lovers. That's how I feel.
Mika-san 8 & 10:
I don't know how you can go from being a lover to a friend.....even the other way from being a friend to a lover is hard for me. Maybe women are better at it than men.
I went out with a girl once who got really upset when I said I didn't think I could do friendship. She dumped me and then wanted me to be her friend....I wasn't nasty about it but after a breakup you go crazy for a little while and I think (at least for me) space is the only thing that helps.
>Ian.

Yes, we both needed some time too.
After that, I forgot who started, but we started to cantact again.
Then it stated working as friends.
You don't need force anything but it just happen if it ment to be,
otherwise just forget it.
Both parties have to want a post breakup friendship, and both will have to be able to handle it. Otherwise it won't work.

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