Is It Okay To Date An Ex's Friend?

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Dating A Friend of Your EX
by: Samson Itoje

Dating a friend of an Ex is something most people are not comfortable with. The
general feeling is that people will think you've been having a secret affair all
along especially if you were friends when you were still engaged or married to
your ex.

If the man you're interested in is this kind of person, it will be difficult to change
his mind about having a love relationship with you. Irrespective of what your ex
says, the new guy may not be able to put aside the guilt feeling that he's having
a relationship with his friend's woman.

Besides, he may fear that a love relationship with you may jeopardize his friendship
with your ex sometime in the future irrespective of what he says now.

It's a psychological thing. And psychological things are difficult to erase.

My advice is . . . if you really do love him, keep trying to make it work. But
if he's convinced it's the wrong thing to do, don't tear down his will-power with
continuous nagging.

The truth is . . . you may not be as happy as you ought to be if he's compelled
into a relationship with you because of your persistence.

Try bringing up the subject a couple of times more. If he insists on staying just friends,
let him be. Find someone else.

You may be pleasantly surprised at the man who will turn up in your life if you let yourself be
found by someone else.

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Dating a friend of an Ex is something most people are not comfortable with. The general feeling is that people will think you've been having a secret affair all along especially if you were friends when you were still engaged or married to your ex. If the man you're interested in is this kind of person, it will be difficult to change his mind about having a love relationship with you. Irrespective of what your ex says, the new guy may not be able to put aside the guilt feeling that he's having a relationship with his friend's woman. Besides, he may fear that a love relationship with you may jeopardize his friendship with your ex sometime in the future irrespective of what he says now. It's a psychological thing. And psychological things are difficult to erase. My advice is . . . if you really do love him, keep trying to make it work. But if he's convinced it's the wrong thing to do, don't tear down his will-power with continuous nagging. The truth is . . . you may not be as happy as you ought to be if he's compelled into a relationship with you because of your persistence. Try bringing up the subject a couple of times more. If he insists on staying just friends, let him be. Find someone else. You may be pleasantly surprised at the man who will turn up in your life if you let yourself be found by someone else.

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