8 Reasons to Stay Friends with Your Ex

4. You don’t have to be careful of what you say—you can speak freely


“You can laugh about silly stories from when you were dating, but you can talk about serious subjects too. Exes offer the perfect distance in a relationship.” Some people can become more honest with each other after they have broken up. Now, they are able to relate to each other on a person-to-person basis, not just as a boy and a girl.