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Re:Still Friends with Your Ex? You're Probably a Psychopath by mathattack on Friday May 13, 2016 @09:13AM (#11690183)
Or just an enabler? :-)

I see it as both manipulative (of the ex) and disrespectful to the current. It's one thing to be Facebook Friends, it's another to bring the competition into the dining room. It took me a while to pick up on this. When Harry Met Sally [0] wasn't 100% true, but it's true enough to be a general guide.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8kpYm-6nuE

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Re:Still Friends with Your Ex? You're Probably a Psychopath by worg on Friday May 13, 2016 @11:01AM (#11690761)
wait, there's a competition? If anyone feels like competing with their parthner ex on the dinning room isn't that lack of self confidence instead of disrespect from the parthner?
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Re:Still Friends with Your Ex? You're Probably a Psychopath by AndrewDucker on Friday May 13, 2016 @10:45AM (#11690674)
Competition?

Who on earth is in a competition???

(I find that to be solidly awful way to view relationships.)

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Re:Still Friends with Your Ex? You're Probably a Psychopath by mathattack on Friday May 13, 2016 @12:29PM (#11691327)
It would be nice to say that people are above emotions in life, but my current will always view my exs as competition. It's just the way it is, and I accept it.

If you think yours doesn't, you may have an enlightened girlfriend, or she may just not be sharing her beliefs.

Would you be 100% ok if your current had an ex who kept showing up?

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