How to Be Friends With an Ex-Girlfriend

When you break up with a girl or she breaks up with you, you may not feel ready to break off communication with her. You may get along great, but don't do well in a relationship together. Many men have found it possible to be friends with an ex-girlfriend; here's how you can, too.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Evaluate your feelings. If you're going to be friends with an ex, you have to consider how you feel about her. If you still love or have romantic feelings for her, friendship probably won't work. You may not be able to see her dating someone else without feeling jealous.

2. See how your current girlfriend feels about it. Before embarking on a friendship with an ex-girlfriend, take a step back and think about how any current or future girlfriends may feel about the situation. If you think it may make them feel insecure or jealous, you may want to avoid it.

3. Keep the past out of it. If you're going to be friends with her, you'll have to let go of any bad feelings you have about the relationship or breakup. You probably should keep conversations in neutral territory and avoid reminiscing about when the two of you dated.

4. Read a relationship advice book. The book "Sex With Your Ex" by Yvonne Fulbright can give you the dos and don'ts of having a healthy post-breakup relationship with your ex-girlfriend (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• Don't push the friendship if your ex-girlfriend doesn't want to reconnect. She may need time or still have unresolved feelings about the relationship.

Resources

• Purchase "Sex With Your Ex" by Yvonne Fulbright from Amazon.

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