I've had the full ranges of exes: all the way from fuck that guy, still to still fucking that guy.

My ex-wife and I are still the best of friends. I wouldn't hold that against anyone else. In fact, it's a good thing. (She can still irritate me, though. Just saying.)

Which one?

I still talk to my ex-gf. I enjoy hanging with her, but our reglious views are so different that we couldn't make a relationship work out.

My ex and I are still close. We have separate lives now, but when we meet we chat and laugh. The pressure of sustaining a failing marriage is now removed, and 16 months on now we are still very good friends - we would do anything for each other. We just can't be together. After a 27 year relationship, that is hard. But at least we have retained the friendship that we started out with.

I have no qualms with someone being friends with an ex, unless that ex was abusive. My ex was abusive. I have 0 desire to have him in my life.

Depends on why they got divorced, kids involved, extended families involvement with one another

I couldn't say. Typically my exes leave, stay in touch for a month or two, then vanish.

It totally depends on the individual ex. I have one, who had to get drunk, in order to discuss how he felt about anything...we no longer communicate. I have others who I hope I will always be in touch with, as they have morphed into feeling like members of my extended family. I will always wish them well and want to know how their lives are going. That being said, I no longer live near any of them, so these are easy, long-distance relationships.

My previous two ex's helped me out during some recent medical issues. They are part of my life. I don't have so many close friends that I want to throw these out.

My ex- and I are best friends. We separated and divorced because we realized we made better best friends, than spouses. Our separation was amicable and friendly. I tall with her on the phone at least once a week. She lives about 4 driving hours away and I travel up to visit 2 or 3 times a year.

Not my circus, not my monkeys.

My ex (still married actually, after twenty years apart) lives about 100 meters away. A very, very 'mixed blessing'.

My ex still calls me at least once a week and really doesn't have much to say. We hadn't any children so that isn't a reason for contact. No alimony, no investments together nothing, fini. Asks me sometimes if I need food? I'm retired with SS and a Union pension, sometimes I sit around wondering what useless item to buy every month. ???

I've remained friends with every woman I've slept with. The only thing which would cause me to break things off with an ex completely is abuse or other criminal behavior, and I've never been with a woman who is prone to that type of behavior.

Actually my response is not one of the options. I would be far more apt to respect my romantic interest if they were able to be friends with their ex and if they were BFF's then we would invite them (plus 1) to go on double dates or camping with us and I would trust that relationship was platonic. I prefer kindness and honesty over all else. It also shows me that if we do not last forever as partners I will not have to necessarily lose our friendship so I actually prefer them to be friends especially if they have children together.

It depends. Are their interactions dysfunctional?

I’ve never been married so I don’t have that type of ex, just a few x- girlfriends. But my parents divorced when I was 8 and I got to experience the way they dealt with being each other’s exes. Well, I experienced it mostly on my mother’s end since I lived with her. She did not like my dad at all, well, she still doesn’t like him, and let me know constantly. It took a very, very long time before I realized the man was merely human and made mistakes just like everyone. This isn’t really a thing that children should ever experience, but if you can’t be friends or friendly with an ex, at least be civil. It’s admirable that you can remain such good friends with an ex.

I still not certain how I feel about my dad, but that has more to do with what he’s done lately.

She's dead, how close do you want her to be ?

I have never had a breakup that resulted in being friends. I find it hard to imagine being emotionally removed from a romantic partner that I could be around them and there not be unsettled issues. I find the concept completely alien to my own life.

It may make me nervous, depending on the circumstances. Often after a break up, one person is still holding on and hoping. If there was transparency I'd probably work through any concerns I had.

Still very friendly with my ex. Will remain so. If the ex was bad news and someone remained close to them? Would make me question whether I should be seeing this person.