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It is possible to be friends with your exes once you are emotionally past the relationship.

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This heartache is not the kind you see in the movies or hear about in the bitter or weepy songs. It’s so much more haunting because it’s not the kind where you’re angry or hysterically sad. It’s a numbness that you feel all too much.

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Over time, after growing apart, it’s definitely possible to care about someone you used to love on a friendship-level. Personally, I don’t know how you couldn’t.

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For most, a friendship with your ex keeps a door open to a possible reconnection. Opposite-sex friendships are complex enough. Having to maintain a friendship with someone who you’ve been emotionally and physically connected to just makes it more complicated.