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sugabluejennnie by sugabluejennnieOG 2002 · Nov 19, 2003 · 162 views

Okay ive been thinking about this questions for a long time Is it really true that after a guy and girl break up they can still remain friends?..
Ive seen some try to remain friends but end up with a torn friendship is it really so that guys and girls can be friends....

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tinser #5 tinserOG 2002

i've never seen it work....ever

ilikebirds #4 ilikebirdsOG 2002

if two people see each other neked.. i think it's hard.. otherwise.. why not

jay79 #3 jay79OG 2001

I also think that it depends on whether or not you were friends before you started dating. If you really weren't and just dated, then its almost impossible to go back to something that you never had. If you had a good friendship with the person to begin with, then its possible to get it back

tesoro #3.1 tesoroOG 2001

yes..i agree w/ that. i also think that they'll never go back to being CLOSE friends unless its a few years down the road and both are dating or married.

esprit15d #2 esprit15dOG 2003

I think whether or not you can remain friends with your ex depends or why you broke up. If you broke up because you or both realized that you just weren't in love, or weren't each other's type, its possible to remain freinds, because you basically are having the same relationship without the pressures of dating. However, if you broke up because you find out one or both have major flaws, or are immature, etc... it is almost impossible to remain freinds, because you had to share a creul honesty with each other that can even be tough for family to survive. Because JW's are cautious going into relationships, we often break up because of flaws, and so its more common for the friendship to die with the relationship.

forrestina #1 forrestinaOG 2002

Okay I have two cases:
In one, the guy broke up with me and said we'd be friends, but we are not.

In the other, I broke up with the guy and said we'd be friends, and we are.

sugabluejennnie #1.1 sugabluejennnieOG 2002

But why didnt it last in the first case and did in the second

forrestina #1.1.1 forrestinaOG 2002

i'm not sure...i was just saying that it's always different

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#1.2 toxicgirlOG 2003

Yeah, it is different for every relationship (not that I have been in many, cuz I haven't). But, I think it depends on the maturity of the people involved. Even if the one person wants to stay friends, if the other can't handle it, it isn't going to happen. Also, I think it depends on what all went on while the people were dating (and how long). And how much of what went on was told to friends that kinda got spread around. All important factors.

esprit15d #1.3 esprit15dOG 2003

In regards to the guy who you are not friends with, are y'all not friends anymore because you can't be freinds, or because you just looked up one day and weren't freinds anymore?

forrestina #1.3.1 forrestinaOG 2002

actually it's because he won't

sugabluejennnie #1.3.1.1 sugabluejennnieOG 2002

OOOO girl he wants all or nothing..

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

ding ding ding we have a winner. that's also why i got dumped.

sugabluejennnie sugabluejennnieOG 2002

Oh thats a shame.. you got dumped.. your in my prayers.

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

hahah thanks but i'm okay by now. this was years ago.

thefunkyfresh #1.4 thefunkyfreshFounder

maybe its just because of your point of view. the person that did the breaking up still thinks they are friends?

forrestina #1.4.1 forrestinaOG 2002

in the case that we are still friends? yes he does.

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