Being Friends with Your Ex

I've read that people advise against this. I personally think it's a case-to-case basis.

If your relationship with your former SO was built on a foundation of honesty, maturity and pleasant experiences, it is highly possible you could actually become friends afterwards.

I know there are guys who are all-or-nothing -- it's either you become their girl or a stranger. That goes to show their maturity level, right?

I was praying that I could still be friends with my former SO, and I think my prayers were answered. I wanted to stay friends with him because I sincerely care about him. He was a really good guy, I just wasn't so into him romantically. It was also the same for him -- that was one of the reasons I stopped trying, since what was the point?

We still talk, and seem to be on the same page about things. We listen to each others' stories and give advise to each other. We respect and motivate each other. We even candidly talk about our former relationship and try to learn from it.

It's almost funny actually, but we somehow seem to be at peace.

Maybe we just met at the wrong time. Who knows maybe later on we could give it another try. But if we really aren't meant to be, it's okay too.