How to Become a Great Friend With Your Former Lover

The tough question is - can you be a great friend with your former lover?

I sense that many couples end their relationships and have a hard time to deal with their painful feelings when that happens. Certainly, you are not alone. Many people just like you do experience that you are trying to be a good friend with your former lover.

Being a great friend with your former lover is not so bad because when you two know each other so long time and want to keep in touch with each other. Being a great friend with your former lover does not mean you would get her/him back. It depends on some variety of changing feelings between you and your former lover. Importantly, it's coming from your heart, not your mind. Let's find out how to be a great friend with your former lover:

First, you need to learn how to talk with your former lover and make sure that you have a positive attitude. If you do not have any positive attitude, you would not be able to be good friend with her/him. The reason is that you may have mixed up your feelings between being good friend and being an ex. You need to think about your attitude and make sure that you consider yourself as a positive person before talking to your former lover as a good friend.

Second, you are willing to be there for your former lover. Showing your emotional support for your former lover can become more stronger because she/he can notice how much you care for her/him. If you refuse to be there for your former lover as a great friend, you consider yourself as a selfish person. (That's so true!) Encouragement and emotional support are the important keys to build a true friendship.

Third, you are encouraged to keep opening your mind when you communicate with your former lover as a great friend. For example, your former lover may need your good advice on how to overcome her/his insecurity. You can create some good advices and he/she is happy to listen what you say from your thoughts. Otherwise, you can say that you are happy to help her/him. If you are not able to give some good advices, he/she might assume that you are not helping.

At last, once you become a great friend to your former lover, she/he can recognize that you are very caring and positive person. You can prove that you have a great character to be an amazing friend.

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