Awkward feeling...working with your Ex

This is your current situation: you are NOT over it. If so you would not write about it here. Also: there is no US, so it's not important what is better for you you (you write: us). Sounds to me you are also still interested in what she is doing and keeping your eyes open for rumours. Also it's not of your business if she stays or leaves since there is no "you" anymore. And why you should talk to her and make her stay as a workmate? Is this your job? You have to do that to all workmates who want to leave for one reason or an other? I think what you should do is build your own life the way you like. Ex = exit. Everybody is responsible for his/her own deeds/life. So let it be. She has the right to stay or leave or start a new relationship just like you.

Yes I think you should talk to her to sort things out. It is probably difficult for the girl to move on if you are just a few seats away from her. If she keeps avoiding you, then talk to her. If she will resign due to this complication, you can at least explain to her everything. I am sure she needs to hear your side as well.

I think it is quite hard to be working with your ex.. especially if you have both gone separate ways badly. I do not want to even be seeing my ex.. and i do not think i would be able to stay in a place with him.. thaat is going to be really awkwad all the time. perhaps if the other decides to leave, then it sure is okay... you can stay friends but its better not to be seeing each other all the time.

Peaceful discussions can bring solutions for even the tightest of situations. Working with ex should never be a problem, once you have sought our your problems. I don't feel that friendship should remained with ex. You can remain bit like strangers with each them but should never avoid them. If you meet some where, have a formal hi-hello with a smile. If you does meet your ex at canteen, meet him/her like our old friend, have meal with them. Be with them, as you are meeting them for a second time.

If it is affecting the team or company, then it is best for either one to leave. It's a sacrifice that will save more than your relationship. If the break up was just recently, then keeping the friendship with no more heartaches may not be an easy step to take at this point. Distance and time do help.

Once you broke better stay away from her, staying at common place after brake up makes us unhappy, so it's a good decision.

Hi, You can't be just friends, that's how awkward it is. Lovers can never be friends, so the best thing to do is try to raise the white flag and call for a truce, maybe a few minutes or so, to discuss the rules of engagement in order to set the tone of fireworks when the inevitable comes. If this is not possible, then try the mutual understanding approach. You ignore her, she ignores you and whenever things get close, give a smile or two and go on as if nothing has happened. It is not easy to do but given time, it gets better and better, why you can even relax a little bit now that she is out of your area of responsibility. Just prepare for that little twinge of pain as you see her go out with a new one, then comfort yourself how unlucky that guy can get, maybe you should come up and shake hands with that brand new fool, or maybe you should slink away to that whole new world out there.

I never had this before to work with ex so i probably can't imagine how it can be.I think you need to do is to act normal and this is the best solution and would not affect your working efficiency.Keep friend because you are not in relationship any more.

Well, it depends upon the situation if she hurts so much with her past relationship with you surely it will takes time to build a new relationship to her as friend.But there is nothing harm in trying why don't you text her or send her message through fb or social site where you can add her and tell her that even you are not meant to be lovers but you can still be best of friends then go if she refuse then respect her and wait for the right time.