I think it's the worst thing you can do and you're setting yourself up for more misery, the way I see it is you were friends when started and became more, why would you want to go backwards?

I think that's difficult tbh.

It didn't work for my ex and me since he kept on referring to our relationship. Even years after. I gave him several chances to be friends, thought my personality and traits could help him become a better version of himself. I still cared about him as friends.
Between each chance, there was a very long period of having no contact with eachother but he kept on contacting me after a while again. The situations would be different each time too. Last time, he had a girlfriend and I thought that would change things. But nope, after the girlfriend broke up with him... he went on a trip and visited all of the places I ever went to during our relationship (that only lasted a year). He visited my old school, was in front of my parents house to just "look" at it, ... He never stalked me until he did that, hence that happened after we had broken up 9 years ago. Go figure. I blocked him entirely since then. I feel bad for being so (?)unforgettable(?). I mean I don't even get it, it wasn't that great of a relationship and we were still very young back then. Sometimes I think he just misses that time of having no worries and having a good person by his side. I just finally realized I can't give that to him anymore and there really is no use for us to stay in contact.

I guess it depends if you can [b]both[/b] deal with eachother just as friends.

I am friends with 2 of my ex's ,now it has been 23 yrs since my first wife hugged me
but fathers day she actually hugged my neck ,but we have been social for the kids for years .
My sons Mom asked me to borrow $20.oo yesterday
I am happy for my kids sake we can get along
but I have another ex who I don't have kids with and we have gotten along for years now even though she moved my brother into my home ,
that was a tough one that divided my family for a while ,,but we got past it
I only have 1 ex I have not spoken to ,but it still hurts and she did cheat on me
But I am planning to go and see her soon
my family still loves her and she still comes to family events
so when she comes I don't ,,,now my kids want me to end it
my youngest is wanting to get married soon and she wants us both there
its going to hurt like hell because I do still love her
But for my kids I will do anything ,even maybe pull a scab off a wound I was hoping to let fully heal first

she is a good woman ,,it does suck missing so many events over it

I’m still friends with mine. She will always be special to me because she was my first girlfriend.

The way I see it : if you're very much in love it means you're very close in all kinds of ways; that doesn't change because circumstances force a sexual disengagement. Contact of whatever kind is not going to remove the heartbreak. As long as it doesn't make it worse, why throw away everything?

From what I learned this depends on many factors and sometimes it can really work out and sometimes (or maybe often enough) the wounds are too deep to even think about it. It happened once to me that I had a good friendship afterwards.

I'm still friends with a couple of exes but we rarely ever talk or anything. Usually they hit me up when something dramatic happens in their life but other than that, I dont see why not. So go ahead and be friends.

Hell no, I pass. He hit me when I was with him, that asshole not worth my time anymore.

If it’s right after the relationship, no. If it’s some time after, I’d consider it.

After a few years but not immediately

I'm really good friends with my ex fiancee

I'm still friends with mine.

I would.

No.