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On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Can You Be Friends with Your Ex? 3 Things to Think About Before You Do

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

iHeartPodcasts

Health & Fitness, Business, Mental Health

4.828.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to relationship questions this is probably the toughest one - can you be friends with your ex?Is it the right decision? Well, it’s complicated.Today’s episode I’m going to share with your some of the studies, insights, and thoughts that are going to help you decide for yourself.

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0:00.0

Under no circumstances should a relationship that was abusive, manipulative, or toxic,

0:07.0

transition into friendship. Don't let your loneliness make you settle for less than you deserve.

0:20.3

Hello everyone, welcome back to On Purpose. I am genuinely so grateful that you're here right now

0:27.8

listening to the show. Thank you so much for all your love and listening to each and every

0:34.1

episode. Keep posting what your thoughts, reflections, ideas are that stick in your mind on Instagram,

0:41.2

Facebook, Twitter, wherever it may be because I'm always looking out for what's really connecting

0:46.6

with you all and what's resonating with you all. Now today's topic is something that I believe

0:52.8

all of us think about. When it comes to relationship questions, this is probably the toughest one.

1:01.2

And I mean it, this is probably the one we struggle with the most, this is probably the one

1:06.0

that we find challenging. This is probably the one where we're like, what's the right answer? I

1:10.0

don't know how to go about it. So today I'm really hoping to share some insights, share some thoughts,

1:16.3

share some reflections that are going to help you make the decision when it comes to this

1:22.4

question. And that question is, can you be friends with your ex? Can you be friends with your ex?

1:32.4

Now just hearing that question makes me think, oh wow, this is a huge complex topic with so many

1:38.9

different facets, so many different opinions, so many different perspectives. So I'm going to share

1:44.0

with you some of the studies, some of the insights, some of my thoughts, some stories from people

1:47.9

that I know, things that people have been through that's going to help you make your decision

1:53.4

better. How many times have you been in that position? Where you think, should I be friends with

1:59.6

my ex? Is this the right decision? And whether it's been a long term or a short term relationship,

2:06.4

it happens to each and every one of us, right? It happens to each and every one of us.

2:12.4

Some of us want to remain in a civil relationship and continue a friendship like we might have

2:17.8

had before. And some of us are like, I never want to see that person's face ever again. Which one are

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