How to Know Whether You Should Be Friends with Your Ex
Best friend or life-long foe?
Two months after our breakup, the harsh reality had set in. Sure, it felt good to be free of the drama that had broken us apart. I had shaken off the bad energy where things weren’t working between us, and shelved away the beautiful memories with him, and politely ordered them to never enter my mind again.
I was living it up free and happy, as noted when I ran into an old friend who greeted me with, “You look so happy — you must not be dating anyone making you miserable.”
She was right.
But one thing was for sure. I wasn’t quite as happy as I appeared. Inside, I missed his companionship, our banter, and how he brought out my sharpest, wittiest side. I missed our friendship.
But I was well aware that he had put me to rest in a grave that I would likely never emerge from. He had a sensitive heart; he needed to shut that door and never look back, which is exactly what he did.
Almost two years would pass before we reconnected — out of the blue.
And today, he is one of my best friends.
The big difference
The same cannot be said for the man I dated after him. That relationship ended so painfully…
