Is it ever a good idea to be friends with your ex?

Hello msoreally93. I agree entirely with JQuest7575, it depends on the EX. In the first year after the birth of our second child my wife had an affair. I began to suspect it because of mounting evidence there was something going on but she denied it avidly. We had daily arguments from then on until she left abruptly moving in with the prime suspect on the very same day. After our home went under the hammer I paid her a generous share of it saying you're free now to go your own way and said goodbye. I paid child support until both of our kids finished school and became able to support them selves. It is difficult to let go but it is impossible to live with lies and cheating. I became a weekend parent for 15 years and I'm still on good terms with my two, now adult children. She had another child with the boyfriend who then dumped her. Last time I spoke to her she said to me she wished we could be friends again. I am tactful not stupid. My motto these days is don't cheat those who trust you, don't trust those who cheat you.