CRUSHES

Who can blame you? Your ex’s friend is so cute, it’s not wrong to give him a look. It is however not a good idea to act on those feelings. Below are three reasons why.

You’re being a smidge hypocritical

If it were the other way around and your ex liked your friend, how would you feel? Don’t get caught up so much on your feelings. No matter how the relationship ended, think about your ex’s feelings as well.

As James, 16, tells us, “If my ex started to like my friend, then that would show me that it would be OK to ask out her friend.”  

You might wreck a friendship

A friendship is a special bond between two people that care about each other. Whether or not guys like to admit it, they have besties, too. Finding out that you like his friend could totally break him.

“I’d be so mad if my ex like my friend because it would probably damage our friendship,” Daniel, 17, tells us. 

Your loyalty might be questioned

Even if your ex’s friend liked you back and you both started dating, he might not see you the way you want him to. Deep down, he knows that after you and his friend broke up, you started to like him. So who’s to say you won’t do the same to him if you two eventually end things? Not to mention since you’ve already dated his bestie, he might be hesitant to bring you around his group of guy friends.

Do you know somebody who’s dated an ex’s friend? Share in the comments below.

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