Would you ever introduce your ex?

@olisaur (1922)
United States
October 11, 2010 11:48pm CST
Would you ever introduce your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend to your current love, in a straightforward way, like "This is my ex..."? Or would you even do introduce them without mentioning the past? I don't think I'd ever introduce my ex to a new boyfriend, unless the ex and I were really good friends. I think the past is better either left unknown, or to mutual friends to fill-in.
7 responses
@maezee (41997)
• United States
14 Oct 10
No, I can see how that might turn into an awkward situation. Besides, the term "ex" is kind of nasty, isn't it? Just the connotation that goes with it.. Hmm.. I guess I would have to introduce them if I was still good friends with the ex, but I would probably used a term like "this is my FRIEND" - I think it's more important to introduce him for what he IS than what he WAS (ex-boyfriend): it just SOUNDS better. Plus, that would probably re-assure your CURRENT boyfriend that there really isn't anything more to your relationship than 'just friends'. Which will probably put his mind at ease!
@sjlskl (3382)
• Singapore
12 Oct 10
I don't think I will want to even recommend them. You will never what you will put yourself into.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
12 Oct 10
This happened to me too! ha ha And Yes!!! I DID NOT introduce them,. I pretended as if my ex was just a friend, an acquaintance... So the story was that my bf and I was walking along the old building where i was working before... my ex happens to be there too. hehe and well I just walked past him (i did not see him it was quite dark) but seemed as though he noticed me and walked towards me and my bf and he called my name. I looked around and saw him - i just said "hi!" and then walked away with my bf! he he
@gaiza12 (4884)
• Philippines
12 Oct 10
That would really be so awkward. I don't have an ex so i won't be experiencing this but if my bf and i would break up, God please don't permit this to happen :D, i think i won't be able to introduce him to my new lover. My bf never did this to me either and i already know all his ex's so this probable won't happen to us. Even if im in a good relationship with his past.
• United States
12 Oct 10
No I wouldn't and have never introduce my ex to my new girlfriend. It's best to leave the past, but if I'm with my girlfriend and my ex happens to see me and talk to me then I'll introduce them, but that is if we were in good terms and not in bad terms. Now I would so love to meet my girlfriend's ex so I can beat the crap out of them for putting my girlfriend through hell. Ok I wouldn't beat them up, but I would tell them off.
@demoneko (168)
• Philippines
12 Oct 10
It depends on the attitude of my current boyfriend,if I think that it would be fine to him, then maybe I'll introduce my ex to him as my ex. But still my first option would be to introduce my ex as my friend in the past.
• United States
12 Oct 10
My boyfriend would probably already know who my ex was. I only have one ex and he and I are extremely good friends. So I don't keep him a secret. However, if I had someone that I dated for a very short time and we're not really friends, then I would probably say something like, "This is_______. We dated for a few weeks a while ago." I don't think it's awkward to do that, actually! I mean, if it's not someone I am friends with, why would I introduce them as such?