How To Stay Friends After A Breakup
Sometimes your boyfriend/girlfriend turns into your best friend and it’s hard to let that go after the relationship ends. We often want to stay friends with our exes and keep enjoying the friendship that we’ve built together. It is possible to stay friends after breaking up if you keep these few things in mind:
· Give it time. Don’t expect to break up on Monday and be best friends on Tuesday. It takes time after breaking up before you are ready to be friends. Give yourself lots of time to heal from the breakup before you try hanging out as friends. If you jump from being partners to being friends too fast it can be difficult to separate the two and you can end up feeling hurt and confused.
· Don’t talk about relationships. Normally friends are able to talk about anything together, but in this case there are certain topics that should remain off limits. One such topic is new relationships. Even if you are just friends now, it can be really hard to hear each other talk about new people that you’re dating. Find another friend to talk to about your new relationship.