Can Lovers Be Friends? A Girl’s Perspective

ExIt always worked on TV. When Donna Martin and David Silver broke up on 90210, they stayed friends. When Ross and Rachel broke up on Friends, they were eventually fine hanging out with the group.

So is it any wonder that I always held out hope that the same things were possible for me?

Despite the fact that everyone told me differently, I always thought that my ex and I could defy all odds and stay friends long after our year long relationship came to an end. After all, it didn’t end badly. It just ended.

We still loved each other and neither one of us could imagine life without the other, so we convinced ourselves that we could do it. We could stay friends.

The only problem was that we were not acting like friends. We were still hanging out all the time and holding hands and doing things that I did not do with my other friends. We were still talking on the phone late at night and buying each other gifts just because. Read More »

Signs That It’s Time You Break Up With Her

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Do you have doubts about your current relationship? Is it the jitters over commitment or is the relationship done? Here are some tips to help you make a decision to keep or dump your mate.

Complaining: “Do you complain about your lover to your friends? If you do more complaining than complimenting, this is a sign things are on the decline.”

User Example:
“Her friends never wanted to see me? I used to get along with them, but they started hating me because she would complain to them.”

The Passion is Gone: “Do you make love as often as you used to? In a relationship, there is a natural decline in sexual relations over time, but usually when the sex takes a significant dive, it can indicate there are deep problems in the relationship.”

User Example:
“Every time I approach her for sex, she always has an excuse. Usually she said she was too tired.” Read More »