Could you date your friend's ex...

Profile picture of krysrenee7
krysrenee7
@krysrenee7
17 Years5,000+ Posts

Comments: 0 · Posts: 8735 · Topics: 522
Or sleep with your friend's ex even if your friend didn't care (or acted like they didn't care)?

Furthermore, would you want to know if your current s/o slept with or had any relations with any of your friends in the past? Would it change your mind/perspective about dating them persay the answer was "yes?"

It'd feel so weird to date someone that I know my friend has already slept with or had feelings for, even if the guy was a GREAT guy OR even if he hadn't been with my friend in a long time. I figure that of all the millions of guys in the world, why would I purposely set my eyes on the 1 guy that my friend already had?

But then again, I guess everyone is SOMEONE's ex partner or Fbuddy.

However, I can understand why some people don't let things like this hold them back. They figure that if the person they've met is genuinely a good match/person that it's silly for them to miss out on a great opportunity/relationship. It'd be diff. if the guy you thought was the "one" was already taken or was still having relations with his ex (your friend) but if their relationship had been over a long time ago & if they've both moved on since, I can kind of understand why some people don't walk away or run from situations like this. Sometimes the person that's meant/good for you is the most UNLIKELY person.

Profile picture of krysrenee7
krysrenee7
@krysrenee7
17 Years5,000+ Posts

Comments: 0 · Posts: 8735 · Topics: 522
I think it depends on timing. If my friend dated him 2 years ago, that's still fairly recent, thus I'd consider him to be off limits. BUT, if she dated him in the 7th grade, I wouldn't even consider that to "count."

Plus, it also depends on the severity of the relationship my friend would've had with the guy. Alot of women love to mark their territories on guys that they weren't technically with...the guys that they really just had a crush on (especially if it was 1-sided), liked for 2 weeks, or weren't ever in an official relationship with...I don't understand why women label these men as their "ex" when in reality, there was never a relationship between them.

My point being, if there was an actual/official relationship OR any sexual relations b/w the two of them, I'd consider the guy off limits. BUT, if it's just some guy that my friend liked once but yet never had (for whatever reason), I may still hesitate, BUT I wouldn't completely block out the possibility of me talking to him or trying to start something with him.

1 thing I'd NEVER do is try to date a guy who severely hurt/betrayed my friend...and in this case, it wouldn't matter whether they were toegether in the 6th grade when this happend or as recent as last year. As with any guy, I have a general rule of thumb to do my best to stay AWAY from guys that have bad reps or that have been known to hurt the women they've dated. If my friend is still hurting (even 20 yrs later) from the relationship, I'd stay away 1. B/c I wouldn't want to end up in her shoes (hurt) & 2. I'd feel horrible. My conscious wouldn't allow me to try to find ultimate happiness from someone that has already been responsible for ultimate sadness with a friend or with someone I love.
Profile picture of krysrenee7
krysrenee7
@krysrenee7
17 Years5,000+ Posts

Comments: 0 · Posts: 8735 · Topics: 522
I probably wouldn't even date a guy who used to date someone whose NOT even my friend anymore! There have been a few times when I've fallen out with a friend & out of nowhere her ex approaches me & tries to date me.

I always say NO though even if me & the chick aren't even friends anymore. 1. I'd question his intentions, considering he could've picked all the other 9 million girls to "holla at" other than me & I'd wonder if he was only doing so to spite her AND 2. I'd never want anyone (especially my ex friend) to think that I was only willing to talk to him to spite my ex friendship.
Profile picture of krysrenee7
krysrenee7
@krysrenee7
17 Years5,000+ Posts

Comments: 0 · Posts: 8735 · Topics: 522
I think some guys hit on their ex girlfriend's friends b/c either 1. They are doing so to spite their ex/cause problems 2. They always had an attraction to you, in which they feel they're actually being "respectful" by waiting until they're officially broken up with your friend before trying to date you or 3. One or two! lol

It's hard enough as it is to always wonder why someone wants to date you...that fear of wondering what someone's intentions are can be draining if you don't even know the person approaching you. It's even worse when the person approaching you is someone that used to date your friend...it's alot harder to get past that "Why are you REALLY trying to date me?" question that you play over & over again in your head.

Me having to question that kind of person's intentions/motives continually in itself & alone is good enough reason for me to never proceed with talking to my friend's ex. All the other things that could possibly go/be wrong with that picture just further seal the deal