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

Hello again msoreally93. I've been thinking a lot about your question lately, even though I have previously posted a response. It is a good question. I think it would be a good idea to be friends with your ex [i]if friendship were possible[/i]. If two sensible and responsible adults both came to the sad conclusion that they are not right for each other as a couple and they agreed to separate amicably and fairly, a friendship may well be worthwhile but it would require open minded respect and trust. I do not know many ex couples who separated this way, do you? As far as I can see, when a relationship comes to grief it is often because [i]respect and trust were lacking[/i] in the deal somewhere, and the couple split because at least one of them simply could not take any more of it. In that sad situation if mutual respect and trust [i]had even been possible[/i] the split may not have occurred at all.