friends with an ex on FB?

Lady*Timot

Timot and I are not with a small exception.  I have two guys that I dated that I am friends with. One I would consider an ex.

One was in high school and we never went past first base and he lives in alaska now with his wife and kids. And the other is from college but we both agreed that we were better off friends then dating and he and timot have met before in fact we were invited to each others weddings.

Recently I've had separate conversations about people being friends with their ex /husbands or lovers and honestly I think it only breeds bad juju.  That said I am friends with a person I do consider an ex...yes pot this is me kettle.

What about you guys? 

 

Sunidaze

I've got one on my page that I guess could be considered an ex...we dated off an on a few years a little while after I finally got away from long term ex.  A couple other guys I dated (the ones where better of friends than anything else).  DH has got at least one ex if not more on his page (he was the serial monogamist...I guess I was more of a 'player').  Not seeing any harm with any of these FB friendships.

Although I do think it's kinda funny with DH's ex.  Apparently when we announced our engagement, she was rather upset - then planned a wedding in 4 months to beat us to the altar (at least that's how it seemed).  Then when he announced on his FB page...not a peep from her but when a mutual friend announced hers a few weeks later, ex could not stop gushing.  I'm surprised she hasn't announced she's knocked up yet...although I have a feeling she's going the total opposite direction.

RockThisB!tch

I don't see a problem with it if things ended "well"...

However, I am not FB friends with any exes.  H doesn't count because he doesn't even have a FB.

nightmare_of_beauty

I'm not friends with any of my exs. Every time I try to stay friends, they start acting weird. They get upset if I start seeing someone else or the last one was sending me messages about having learned to tie ropes in "interesting" knots. 

H was friends with one ex when we first started dating. But then she started seeing someone else, they ended up having a kid, they just stopped talking.

I don't find anything wrong with people being friends with exs when the situation can be handled by adults on both sides. What I find is it can't from at least one side.  

Merin

I'm FB friends with one of my exes and one of DH's exes.  He's FB friends with my ex, but not his ex.

With my ex, we're still good friends.  He's married now, they were at our wedding, and all of us still hang out.  I see nothing wrong with it, and I'm glad we're all friends.

DH's ex, I just recently became FB friends with because she's one of SIL's bridesmaids and we're all keeping in touch for wedding-related stuff. 

 

christieep

I'm FB friends with my most significant ex (we were planning on getting married).  He is married with kids (although it is a WAY messed up situation).  Actually I can't say for sure that he is married...we were out of touch for a while, then when we got back in touch he never mentioned he was married.  A little later though in conversation on the phone he said something about "his wife", I thought I misheard him and asked him to repeat it and he changed it to "my friend."  Since then he has never mentioned her.  He lives far away so I don't see him to know either way.  That's just weirdness on its own and has nothing to do with the weirdness of being FB friends.

TamraJean

I'm FB friends with my ex-fiance/first daughters Dad .... of course I also live with him. My boyfriend is friends with him as well and when he comes to town (he lives in Columbus) he stays the night here. I think I am the Queen of most awkward situation ever. haha. It took a long time but me and ex are now really good friends and I honestly can't believe we were ever even together. haha.

The bf & I are both friends with his most recent ex on fb but it's not weird or anything there either. 

I'm NOT fb friends with the two little ones Dad. I never will be. 

~Jen

I am friends with 1 ex on facebook and 1 on myspace (don't use it anymore).  I also talk to 1 once or twice a year (he is in greece, not on fb).  DH is not friends with his ex's.  I don't see a problem with it, even if DH wanted to be friends with his.

MonkeySender

I am friends with most of the guys I dated in HS but no one that I have ever had a really serious relationship with. The one ex that I would be friends with doesn't have a FB.

nbecker2284

I am friends with a guy friend whom I kissed once or twice, but thats it. No one that I have went farther than that with(and I know they are on fb because they pop up on my people you may know page). DH is friends with an ex(or maybe more) and there was an issue with her before but he swears they no longer talk anymore. I can see if everyone keeps it clean, but if one of the two still have lingering feelings or something like that, it may cause issues in the future.

marriedchick06

I am friends with one of my exes that I dated for like 3 years. He recently got married.

 Dh is friends with one of his exes (they dated for about 3 yrs). We are friend with her and hang out with the group when she and his other friends come to town. She just go engaged. I get along with her and actually her whole family really well.

Fultstobe

Both Justin and I are friends on FB with most of our exes.  We are both fine with it.  We have been together since I was 22 so any exes before that was in a completely different part of my  life.  There is one ex I am not friends with and that is because he was stalkerish when we broke up.  He was the one I dated before Justin.........