Is friendship possible?
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| Sat, 10-09-2004 - 11:49am |
The guy I was dating for 2 months decided to go back to his ex fiance to try and work things out. It wasn't a bad break up in the sense that there was no negative reason for us not to be together. He, for some reason, one day realized that he wasn't over his ex and wanted to see if things could work out between them. They had been apart for 4 months when he and I started talking and spending time together.
The problem now is that he and I run into each other quite a bit because we work in the same building. Everytime I see him, I feel my insides just sink. I really liked this guy .. probably more so than I should have because of the fact that he was once engaged. But hey, love is a gamble and if one doesn't take the risk, we would never have the opportunity to love or be loved by someone, right?
Anyway, we both agree that it's a little awkward to be bumping into each other and hope that someday, somehow we'll be able to have a friendship. But in the meantime, we hope to be able to keep in touch. Is that a wise move at all? I know I should go NC for a while ... the feelings are still fresh. I don't know what to do!

Most everyone else here will tell you the same thing, that trying to remain friends right after a breakup usually doesn't work.