Can You Stay Friends With an Ex Without Getting Hurt?

After six years together, living together, building a business and opening our relationship, we broke up… and somehow stayed friends. Two years later, we’re finally unpacking what that actually took. With psychotherapist Jennifer Hanson, we get into why queer people keep their exes so close, when friendship is worth fighting for, when it keeps you stuck, jealousy, new partners, no-contact, boundaries, and the messy process of learning to love someone differently.

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00:00 We Dated for 6 Years… Now We’re Friends
01:44 Why Queer People Stay Friends With Their Exes
05:00 Should You Actually Stay Friends With Your Ex?
08:59 When Is an Ex Worth Keeping in Your Life?
11:45 When You Should NEVER Stay Friends With an Ex
12:10 What If Your Ex Doesn’t Want to Be Friends?
18:18 How Do You Actually Become Friends With an Ex?
19:57 The Boundaries You Need After a Breakup
23:58 Why Am I Jealous If I Don’t Want Them Back?
29:00 Are Non-Monogamous People Better at Breakups?
38:11 Sharing Friends When Your Ex Starts Dating Again
48:17 Do You Need No Contact After a Breakup?
52:30 How We Broke Up While Still Living Together
55:05 The Problem With Hoping You’ll Get Back Together
57:13 Should You EVER Hook Up With an Ex?

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