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How To Be Friends With Ex Girlfriend

By: Buddy Louis

Break Studios Contributing Writer

Are you interested in learning how to be friends with your ex girlfriend? You and your ex may have had an amazing time while the two of you were together. A great friendship might have blossomed between you and your ex. But when the two of you broke up, that friendship went out the window. Do you want that friendship back? If so, keep reading.

  1. Figure out how you truly feel. If you are still in love with your ex girlfriend or hold a grudge, chances are being friends with your ex girlfriend won’t work.
  2. If you currently have a girlfriend, ask her how she feels. Before making plans to start a friendship with your ex girlfriend, talk to your current girlfriend and see how she feels about it. Starting a friendship with an ex girlfriend may cause your girlfriend to get jealous or insecure.
  3. Let go of the past. Let go of any negative feelings you might have about the relationship, breakup, or ex girlfriend. Doing so will allow you to move forward and start your potential friendship with a clean slate.
  4. Get into contact with your ex girlfriend. Shoot her an email or a phone call. Express to your ex girlfriend that you wish to become friends. Ask her if that is something that she would be interested in. If it is, you are one step closer to becoming friends with your ex girlfriend.
  5. Get together. Friends hang out, right? Of course they do! If she is okay with being friends ask her to hang out with you. If you are uncomfortable hanging out alone, ask her to bring along some of her friends. Your friends can hang out with the two of you as well.
  6. Build a relationship. Now that you have taken the proper steps to become friends with your ex girlfriend, keep things going. Talk and hang out with your ex frequently. Like all friendships, the two of you need to spend time together and communicate. Who knows, the two of you might create life-lasting memories together. This is all you need to know when it comes to "how to be friends with an ex girlfriend."
Posted on: Dec. 10, 2010