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Is anyone friends with their ex?

I just got a friend request on fb from an old bf.  Obviously we split a long time ago and it was a mutual break up.  Should I accept it?  Confused
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Re: Is anyone friends with their ex?

  • As long as your DH isn't going to be uncomfortable with it, I don't see anything wrong with it.  It's not like he asked you out to dinner. He probably just wants to see what you're up to.
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  • Not really.  I am FB friends with one ex, but this is an ex from when I was 16 & we dated for about 8 months. He is coo coo for Coco Puffs and I haven't deleted him partly because he is so weird and partly because it would hurt his feelings.  I think I may hide him though because sometimes I cringe at his posts.

    No other old bf's have contacted me.  My ex-h is a no way in hell. 

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  • I'm not, but there are a few people who I was friendly with after the relationship ended that I wouldn't mind it.  So long as it wasn't messy, or he wasn't still pinning after you I think it would be fine.  I would probably run something like that by DH before accepting, though, just out of courtesey. 

    DH does have one ex-gf on his facebook.  I'm fine with this since it was a long time ago and he doesn't really even talk to/ pay attention to her anyways - but some of his gf's were crazycakes and I don't think I'd want them to be able to see what's going on in our lives

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  • I will definitely check with DH before I accept it, but I'm still not sure if I want to or not.

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  • I'm friends with two ex's on FB. One is from HS and one is from undergrad. Dh doesn't really care, he doesn't get it, but he's not upset or anything by it.  I barely talk to either of them ever.  If I were to do a clean out of my friends based on who I talk to regularly- they'd be deleted.
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  • I am not.  I also unfriended all of my exes when DH ad I got engaged.  I did a basic cleaning of my friends and thought about who I wanted to be able to see pics of our wedding, honeymoon, future kids, etc.  Basically, I don't talk to my exes at all....and I was only friends with them on FB to keep track of what was going on in their lives....and it came down to the fact that I really didn't want them to have that kind of access to my life.
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  • If you are unsure if you want to then you shouldn't.
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  • imagekjewell:
    If you are unsure if you want to then you shouldn't.

    I agree with this.  I wouldn't.  Because, quite frankly, what if they go all stalker-ish on you (after all you are awesome and he has probably been pining after you all these years).  It's not worth the potential for drama imo.

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  • I think I am in the minority here, but I am friends with a few ex's on facebook, every now and then we message eachother just to see what the other person is up to, not a big deal, DH doesnt really care. 

    One of them I am friends with in real life.  We talk on the phone once in a blue moon and get together when he comes to town, which has been once in the last 5 years.  He works for Comcast so when I have problems, I usually call him and not Comcast.  DH knows this.  DH doesnt care.  He understands there is a reason we broke up and this guy is not a threat in any way.  Though this ex and I were good friends before dating and then breaking up, so it might be a slightly different situation. 

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  • imagelawyerlindsay:

    imagekjewell:
    If you are unsure if you want to then you shouldn't.

    I agree with this.  I wouldn't.  Because, quite frankly, what if they go all stalker-ish on you (after all you are awesome and he has probably been pining after you all these years).  It's not worth the potential for drama imo.

    LOL...thanks!  I agree it's not worth it if it will cause any drama.  Thanks ladies!

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  • I'm friends with a few of them.  One of them was a pretty serious one from college and the other is from the guy right before DH.

    DH doesn't care.  The college one is married with a kid, we hardly ever talk but I still keep in contact with a lot of his friends.

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  • I am friends w/one other serious guy I dated before DH, we don't really talk though. DH is friends with a few exes on fb that he has caught up with, I don't think it's a big deal. They are just friends now, and it doesn't bother me.
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