I’m interested in the male perspective here:
Can you really ever be friends with an Ex?
Long story short, my ex broke up with me on the 12th. During the discussion he said he wanted to remain friends because he felt like he still needed to be able to text me, talk to me and see me. I said yes, because when I’ve had other breakups, we’ve said the same thing and NOTHING ever comes of that.
So imagine my surprise when he texted me last Wednesday-4 days after the breakup. He said he wanted to talk to me, but didn’t think it was fair to me for him to want that. I replied awhile later, saying I wanted to talk to him too. I didn’t hear anything back.
Fast forward to Sunday. He texted me, saying he hoped I was doing well, and then proceeded to make conversation. We texted for about 2 hours.
AND THEN last night he texted me at 10:30, saying he was sorry for freaking out about being in a serious relationship, that he’s an idiot when it comes to relationships and that he clearly needs to work on himself. (The whole reason for the break was due to him needing to work on himself and not freak out about liking someone so much again. He’s divorced.) I have not been the one to text him first. I reply back to his texts.
I sit here wondering, What does he want from me? Does he honestly just want to be friends? Is he trying to stay in my life so I don’t move on? I honestly don’t know.
HELP tumblr! What do you think? Does this guy really just want to be friends?
Runnin' Down a Dream 