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Anyone later become friends with an ex?

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Lyma78 · 23/09/2025 16:18

Bumped into my ex recently after not speaking since our breakup a few years ago. I vowed I'd never speak to him again after the way things ended but I suppose time is a healer. We chatted only briefly as I was with other people, and I felt like it would have been nice to talk for longer and I sensed he felt similar. I would never, ever get involved with him again romantically, though. I'll not be contacting him as he ended things, but maybe again we'll cross paths and chat more - AIBU?

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Glitterblue · 09/03/2026 04:11

I was with my ex for 5 years back in our university days and for 2 years after. On my 40th birthday he sent me a dm on Facebook to say happy birthday and asked if he could send me a friend request. We chat sometimes on messenger now and he will sometimes send me a photo of something that was once significant to us - often things I’d completely forgotten about. I’ve been married to someone else for 21 years and he’s been married for 2..

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