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Being 'best friends with your Ex' is not an unusual thing. Your Ex understands you very well. So also you know your Ex. In such a case it's quite normal for Ex partners to become best buddies after a break up.

Here are some tips to become best friends with your Ex after break-up.

Closure on the relationship

Before you decide to become best friends make sure neither of you is still in love with the other and have thoughts about getting back someday. Becoming best friends before closure of the relationship can make for awkward moments, especially for you as well as your friends.

Common interests

When you're sure that both of you have moved on from the relationship, you can connect through common interests. You are bound to have common interests as you were intimately connected for some years or months.

Stay away from intimacy

Once you have a breakup there is no question of intimacy. Being friends with benefits is a bad idea. This will ruin whatever little comfort you have in each others company.

Be friendly to their current partners

In case your ex is with a new partner, be happy for them. Remember you were Ex partners, something that is likely to make the current partner insecure. As a friend it's your duty to make the current partner feel comfortable whenever you are around them.

(AW: Pratima Tigga)