Talk to him, see if going back into relationship is an option, if not, less communication only better for you.

I have kept a journal for going on 23 years. (ok..more like 21 years, the past 2 years have been DS journals) but they have been a great resource for me to read back over why it ended to begin with.

Ex's are an ex for a reason. And for the most part, those reasons don't change, we just prefer not to see them.

Sometimes cutting all ties with an ex is the only solution There may be too much unfinished business that will NEVER get resolved ----- so it's best to just not look back and move on and forget about it. Please do not waste your precious time on something or someone that didn't work out.

Kidsintowe is right on--- and ex is ex for a reason.

Familywoman:well the thing is, im in a relationship with someone else. :/

I've only had one ex and I tried to stay friends with him but it didn't work. I just couldn't handle having a relationship with him where i wasn't allowed to tell him everything any more. I didn't know how to just not tell him about the new guy I was seeing.
But I did try to be friends with him still. But then he betrayed me, so, he's blacklisted from my world.
But... in regards to your situation I would say... that if he is causing more stress than he is taking away, then his friendship is becoming pointless. If he is messing things up with your life, when you have moved on and found a different form of happiness, then maybe you should just tell him he can't talk to you any more.

In my experience, those that try to remain friends with all of their ex's are doing so to try and prove that they are "the better person" or that the breakup was "not their fault". In my opinion, it is ok to say hi or a casual wave if you see them Perhaps a superficial conversation if you have a few minutes, but in my opinion, maintaining a friendship is pointless.

I have about 3 exes from long term relationships, and this is what ive come up with:

Its fine to stay friends with the ones whom you no longer have romantic feelings for, and who dont have romantic feelings toward you. Then there isn't a bunch of jealousy and emotional baggage to the friendships. The ex that I am still friends with I would just never date again, and see very cleary the reasons for that.

However, I think its best to cut ties with, or to be in very little contact with the exs who you still have feelings for, despite the fact that you know you should be broken up. If you stay in close contact with these people or try to be "friends" its just not going to work. Sure, from the outside it could look like you are friends, but its not legitimate friends if either of you still have feelings. Its just torture and draws things out, as well as keeps you from moving on to your next relationship. And if either of you start dating other people, it could lead to jealousy or just feeling shitty.

I say, some you can stay friends with some you can't. But what ive learned over the years is although cutting ties with people you used to love/still love is hard, it really is sometimes for the best. And look at it this way... yeah maybe you can't be as close with that person anymore, but now there is an opening in your life to be close to another person like that. So really there are more opportunities.

I have learned the hard way that the ONLY way for me to deal with my ex is to have NO COMMUNICATION at all. None. He's my ex for significant reasons and there's no positive, healthy or happy reason to have him in my life in any way shape or form. Thats just me though...my ex is a sociopath, so you can see why I'd prefer to not have him in my life AT ALL!

Well, I have no choice with one of my exes. He is the father of my son and my son absolutely adores him; plus, he's a good dad (again, finally). When we got divorced, it was horrible. We couldn't talk to each other... no contact. It was like armageddon when we were in the same room, lol. But, after two years, we're able to laugh and joke like we used to. We can be civil and be friends. And we both know that it'll never go anywhere else again.

Another of my exes and I have been friends since we stopped dating nearly 10 years ago. I stood up in his wedding and gave a speech. We even danced to one of our old songs, decided it felt weird, and stopped. =P

I mostly don't talk to the others, but not out of bad endings... just because we've moved on with life - and I'm okay with that.

Sometimes, we just have to let people go in order to move on fully. (: