Anybody Remained Friends With

[nailit]

Their Ex's ?

Anyone married to (or partnered with) someone who remains friends with an Ex?

[Barmaid]

Yes, I am friends with a couple of mine and Mr BM welcomes them.

Mr BM is friends with a couple of exs too - one of whom has become a friend of ours too.

[Barsel]

I did at first, but not now. Didn't even send him a Christmas card this year.

[Bobbisox1]

We were cordial when he was alive

[nailit]

After I split up from my sons mother (he was about 2 at the time) we had a kind of mutual tolerance towards each other. Cordial etc.
Then years later, she split from her (since married) husband at the same time that I came out of an 8 yr relationship.
We slept together (mutual comfort probably) a lot.

Now we have absolutely nothing do do with each other
(Since shes met the latest love of her life)
Suits me fine, I value been alone now.
(although not entirely celibate)
Just find it weird how relationships can alter so drastically
in such a short space of time....

[Prudie]

I am still friends with my first husband (he was also first boyfriend, first everything) via email every 9mths to a year. We met at school. I'd be uncomfortable if my current husband were doing the same but that's just me :-)

[CrapAtCryptics]

I live many many miles from my exes, with no contact, unfortunately the last one before my wife took her own life recently because of dementia.

[burlyshirley]

Yes, my ex hubbie and I are friends and frequently email each other. He sends me pics of his Grandkids which I like seeing and always wishes me Happy Birthday and Christmas. He's a nice bloke and I'm glad he's happy.

[nailit]

//before my wife took her own life recently because of dementia//
Tried to think of something to say before replying but I cant CaC.
So sad, so sorry m8!
Dementia's a horrible disease.

[pastafreak]

My first ex husband moved cross country...never to be heard of again. I discovered by accident that he died during my annus horribilis...1992...the year both my mum and sister died.
Current ex...daughter's dad...lives on other side of city. I don't keep in touch with him, though I texted him day his mum died. He never acknowledged it. I only have seen him when DD is visiting and she meets up with him in town, and our paths crossed.

[Tilly2]

I'm still friends with one of my ex boyfriends. I have known him for fifty years and he's a mate of mine. We meet for lunch every three months or so. (Well, we did before Covid.)

[Vagus]

Nope, don’t see the point.
Shut that door behind you and move on.

[Barmaid]

I lost contact with one of my ex's. This was back in the day when we didn't even have mobiles never mind social media. Bumped into him again at the beginning of 2017. Married him in 2019.

[zylaphone]

Still remain good friends with first husband, ironically surname with my present husband is the same was the the first , very handy for the children. They all call their step/half siblings brothers and sisters.

[jourdain2]

Not particularly friends with my first husband, but no problem when we meet up at our kids' various events and we generally get along fairly well. He does now live a couple of hundred of miles away with his new wife (with whom I also get along when we meet)so our lives are pretty separate and we chat about general subjects or about the children.

[roopower]

Yes, my husband! I went through a 'father figure' phase when I was in my 20s , two of my boyfriends, for want of a better word, stayed in touch. One went on married and had children, the other didn't. My husband knew neither was a threat both now well into their 80s.

[Bazile]

No , i'm on the run from my exes

[Sqad]

Firstly you are madly in love, sex is good plentiful and fulfilling, then becomes boring and repetitive, life is flat and then you meet somebody who brings back that spark inside.
So you cheat on your partner, a period of uncertainty ensues and finally divorce....?...
Are you suggesting that hypocrisy can envelop that situation to the extent that you become friends with the person that betrayal has forced an emotional, volcanic upset?
I do accept that there are other reasons for divorce other than infidelity, but no, I agree with vagus, close the book and move on.

[aelmpvw]

an acquaintance of mine's best friend ran off with his wife, he doesn't half miss him . . .

[ummmm]

Yes, all of them except my sons father but he's dead now. My daughters father is very protective of me and my sons.

[AuntPollyGrey]

I'm with sqad on this one re ex-husbands/wives. How can you be 'friends' with someone who you had a relationship with that ended so badly you divorced? Be civil when required to meet up for occasional family gatherings but friends?
I reckon it depends on what sort of relationship you had, how it ended or did it just 'fizzle out. I had a few ex-es (not ex husbands BTW) on FB mainly out of curiosity, but soon realised why they became Ex-es and deleted them.