Can you be friends with an ex?

I have tried to do this. For my first ex boyfriend, it went okay. We are good friends to this day. But for the most recent one... I tried, and realized that we still can't be. Maybe it takes more time to heal, coz every time we try, we still end up (especially me), drowning up ourselves to all the pain we've been through. So to answer this discussion? I think it depends...and time is a big factor.

I have tried to remain friends with exes and it didn't work out too much. I am friends with my most recent ex, but I have to admit that I still love him more than anything. Sure I am with someone else right now, but I still want my ex in my life even if it is just as a friend and my boyfriend understands that.

Uh well. See i'd like to say i could go back to being friends with my ex. But it was an extremely messy break-up, where he completely wrecked my life. So.. I'd rather not have anything to do with him to be honest. However. I do have an ex where the end wasn't particulary nasty. Though he did act like a complete jerk when i ended it so.. Wouldn't really want a friend like that. I prefer to keep my ex's how they are.

well for me it depends on how you break up. If i am suffered because of him during our relationship i dont think we can be friends. But still i dont close the door to be friend with my ex but will see first the situation.

I think anything is possible..but for me it really doesn't matter what happened in the past we can still be friends no doubt..however messy the break up was one way or another it'll still be forgotten and forgiven..there's really no reason for ex's to not be friends...

I can answer this well as I had a break up few months ago. To head off, no you can never be friends with an ex. It cannot happen if your feelings were all true, you really loved him/her. But, if you were dating just for fun or flirting then I say Yes you can be good friends! In Love, when we break up with our partner, it makes us feel lonely as if hell has broken loose!! Previous meetings strike our minds all the time!! And this is more strong in females. Hence, they start approaching you and say "Can we just be friends? A Genuine friendship!" . Lol..