Could you be friends with someone that was your spouses ex?

@free_man (7330)
United States
March 2, 2010 8:00pm CST
My husbands ex girlfriend works at a place we visit all the time. I really like her she is a nice lady and we have had nice conversations many times. So could you be friends with an ex girlfriend/boyfriend?
13 responses
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
4 Mar 10
yes... :D i have a friend and she's the ex girlfriend of my current boyfriend. :D we don't really hangout but she's so good to me. the good thing about it is that we don't feel any insecurities with each other that's often times i've receive a lot of compliments from my friends that i'm really a good sport. :D
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@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
4 Mar 10
LOL... You and your husband are very much honest with each other. I can already imagine my reaction if my future husband will open those stuffs to me. My God! ^_^ Both of you are lucky enough that you have that kind of relationship because for some women they may take it as an insult, right? I hope that you'll continue your precious relationship with your husband... ^_^
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@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
6 Mar 10
Oh... That's so sweet... You both are so lucky to finally end up in each others arms... I love to talk to you and share your love story to me... ^_^ I wish that I will have the same experience as yours... :D You both are meant to be together forever because I can sense that you have a very good heart (teary eyed)... ^_^
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
6 Mar 10
Hi eLsMarie. We have a very open relationship. We became friends before we got married. We used to hang out and work together and told each other everything. We have many hours of chating to each other and it don't matter what the subject is we have respect for each other. There isn't anything that I have to hide from him and he has nothing to hide from me. He is a very loving and kind person. I thank God for giving me this man. I was in a real bad situation when I met this man and so was he. And the day I met him I asked God if I had ever done anything right to please give me this man. 3 months later he asked me to marry him. So I believe that God sent me this man and sent me to this man. I believe that this is a marriage made from God.I believe what God puts together will last for ever. Thank you.
@basqui (3888)
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
well i could manage to be friends with my partner's ex as long as they are friends only, but if they are still having the closeness like when they were still together then that's different i think.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Hi Basqui. When I have seen her and my husband around each other it don't look like anything but just friends. I don't think of this lady as competition. I have had some good conversations with her and she is funny. She always makes me laugh about the stupidest things. I am not insecure about my relationship with my husband I know he loves me. He might have had her as a girlfriend but I am the one he married.
@basqui (3888)
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
my friend, you're lucky coz you're the wife now and not the ex. what's important in a relationship is faith. good luck to your married life!
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Thanks Basqui. My feelings excatly.
• Philippines
27 Mar 10
Of course. If she will be nice to me, then it is good! Ex-girlfriends are not a problem to me if they are nice. You should befriend her since you like her and you said she's a nice lady.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
27 Mar 10
Hi Autumndreamer. I really like this lady we have had some really cool conversations and never about my husband.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
3 Mar 10
I believe I could, why not? It shows that you both have good taste because at one time you both were in love with this man. It also shows maturity on both parts.
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
29 Nov 10
Thank you my friend free_man for the best response mark. Have a great week!
@free_man (7330)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Hi Lelin. I really like your response. My husband is the one that thinks that I will get jealous. I can't understand why though I am the one he married not her. And she is a nice lady. I have known her about as long as I have been with my husband. I have never seen any signs that she wants him back. My husband was with this real jealous woman before he met me and he don't know what to think about me not being jealous. It isn't as if she is beautiful or sexy she is down to earth like me and we have had some great conversations. None about my husband just about everyday life. I like the way she thinks.
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@andy77e (5156)
• United States
5 Jun 10
Depends on what you mean by ex girlfriend. If you mean just a girl friend he had at one time, when they were just hanging out, then yes. If you mean someone he was sleeping / living with, then no. To many ex-girlfriend ex-boyfriends, end up sleeping together again. I'd want her as far away from my husband as possible. Old flames rekindle too fast, and burn down the home.
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@andy77e (5156)
• United States
5 Jun 10
I'm one of those people that has simply read, heard, and seen first hand, far too many horror stories to ever have that much faith in another person. I would hopefully have 100% trust my spouse would not do something on purpose, but never that given enough temptation that something awful might happen even if not intentional. That said, in your case with what you told me, sure. Be friends. There seems to be no danger with wacky girl. And wacky people are sometimes great amusement. Just kidding. Be well.
@engrdng06 (248)
• Japan
29 Mar 10
I want to but I dont know why I couldnt be friend with them. My boyfriends ex-wife is being so nice with me but I cant seem to deal with her as if she is a friend. I simply cant.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
29 Mar 10
Hi Egrdug and welcome to my lot. Some people you can be friends with and some you just know they are evil. My husbands ex girlfriend is a real nice lady and we have had some really fun chats. I can't help it I really like this lady she is fun to be around. I don't have any thoughts that anything between my husband and this lady will ever go on anymore. She is just a real friendly kind of person. Her and I and my husband all have so much in common and it is fun to hang out with her. Some people though you can just feel the evil thoughts in their head when you are around them. With her I feel no evil.
• Japan
31 Mar 10
Well on my case people always try to compare me from her which makes me feel irritated. Who wants to be compared anyway? And she's taking so much of his time because they have a child with my boyfriend as if sometimes he is obliging him to do things which isn't necessarily told because my boyfriend knows his responsibilities.
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
3 Mar 10
I would have to say that it depends on the relationship between your husband and her. If there is not hard feelings that she may be trying to stir up trouble, I could be friendly with her. I don't think that I would try to be a best friend to her though.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Hi Tho roughrob. She don't even mention him and her she only talks to me about me. She never ask about him although she has seen him many times. She isn't the type of lady that would mention anything about the past. I don't know if we will be best friends but she is the nicest ladies I have met in this state. She treats me with the utmost respect everytime I see her. She even gave me her home phone number.
• Australia
3 Mar 10
I can only give a hypothetical answer because my hubby never had any girlfriends before me and I never had any boyfriends before him. I think I would find it easy to be friends with any exes he'd had, because I know they would be nice people - but it's a question I'll never have to answer.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Hi Cloudwatcher. That is a good answer. I don't see any problems being friends with his exes. I think she is a nice lady and just cause it didn't work out for them don't mean she isn't a nice person. Everyone is different some in many ways some in small ways. I don't know and don't care why they didn't get along, I know that I am secure enough in my marriage that it won't bother me to be around his ex girlfriend. After all I am the one wearing his wedding ring.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
Maybe yes,maybe no. I guess it depends upon the situation. If she shows goodness and kindness,then why not. But if she shows disagreement from the first acquaintance,then,i guess it's better off. I can't really relate on this that much,coz,i haven't met with any of my husband's ex. Actually,i am wondering how does it really feels to be friend with my husband's ex. Could be exciting or something weird?...uhmmnn,that still remains a mystery to me until now
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Hi Jaiho. I do like this lady she has always been nice to me. I never thought about it I knew they had been lovers at one point and time. But I really like her she has never showed any bad side to me. I want to get to know her. She is really fun when I see her at work. I don't hold anything against her. My husband thinks I might not like her once I get to know her. But I have always felt like she is a good person. I don't let what happen before I met him bother me. I don't really give a hoot about what happened in the past.
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
i dont think its a good idea thinking h\shes my husband ex. i dont care if shes nice or what but for the fact that theres a past between them, besides i can have friends with out there people so why would i choose he. theres nothing wrong if we can just be acquaintance but never to be a friend an i dont think my husband will also like the idea of him having friend with my ex. i guess its better o stay away the trouble is not there yet.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Hi Homeshoppers. I don't believe in being jealous of something that happened before I met my husband. I don't care about what he did in his past that was before me. And this lady don't seem to be trying anything except being friends. I have had many conversations with this lady and it has never been about my husband. I am not the jealous type of person. I found that jealousy can run a person away from you. My husband never asked her to marry him but he did ask me and married me so what is there to be afraid of? After all we do share the same last name. I am the one wearing his wedding rings. We share our past mistakes and I just can't see not being a friend to someone I trust.
@emediloy (701)
• Indonesia
3 Mar 10
Hi, i never meet my spouse's ex girlfriends. i only knew them from their picture in social network site. but if i meet them someday and found them very nice and friendly, i would don't mind to get a friend with them.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Hi Emediloy. I have met a couple of his exes and one I wouldn't give the time of day too. But this one is a nice lady she has always been nice to me and he wonders if I would get jealous of her. I don't think of her as his ex I think of her as a nice lady. I have always felt comfortable around her and want to know her better. She never talks about him she only talks about herself an me as if we had always been friends. I like the way she makes me feel when I am around her.
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
Yes, I could be. Because I want to prove that it was almost gone and done. For I believe that you should be able to accept the fact and move on. And i know I should be able to grow and face it. Just be happy for each other happiness...
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
7 Mar 10
Hi Majure and welcome to my lot. My husband and I became best friends before we were a couple. We have a pretty good relationship. Never had a man as good as I do now. He is my best friend and I am his best friend.
@hofferp (4734)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Absolutely, if she was a nice, decent human being, and you had good converstions with her.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Hi Hofferp. I have many good conversations with her. I really like this lady. Just cause they didn't make it not my problem. She is a nice lady.