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Real_Trouble -> RE: Exes and Friends (3/15/2008 9:59:02 AM)
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I would say, for me, it is very close to fifty - fifty. In cases where the relationship ended for mutually acceptable or logistical reasons (as in, someone moving or what not), I tend to remain friends with them; this is partially because if I don't think I could be friends with someone in the first place, or at least enjoy hanging out with them, I tend not to get involved. Otherwise, they will invariably irritate the hell out of me. There are one or two specific exceptions to that, however, but there has to be a narrow and deliberate focus to the play. So, in general, I pick people I could be friends with in many (but not all) situations. On the other hand, in cases where the breaking up was not mutual, I have a pretty strict personal policy about not remaining friends. I have a strong aversion to drama, and I don't pretend to like people when, in fact, I do not like them; this means that most cases where there were less than polite reasons for breaking up, things are not going to go well in the future, so I prefer to simply not have them go at all for both of our sakes. So, in short, it depends. Which is my answer to most important questions.
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