Why can't we be friends with our exes or opposite sex in peace?

You dated at some point and unlike most people you not angry and bitter. We are human. You can't be expected to talk to certain people as if it is a rule written somewhere and has been operational for centuries. You won't die. Talk if you have to talk. Rules are made to be broken anyway.

You don't always want to sleep with your buddy but most people assume that. You don't always feel comfortable talking about certain things with your same sex friends without feeling judged. We can't live in fear when we can share. At the end of the day it is our lives and we can live it however we want.

No man is an island. Accept that it did not work relationship wise but that is just it. It's no help being bitter when that person is the one who can help you get over whatever you are going through. What if they were meant to be your friend in the first place? Do no live a lie ttrying to impress everyone else around you. At the end of the day, not all of them care how you feel. Don't feel sad. That is part of life.

Your opposite sex friends can always be there for you and not expect any funny favours in return. Not everyone wants to know the colour of your sheets or how you look naked. Have respect for yourself. Be friends with the right people, not the ones to use you.

What we think as a society should be less of your problems. We won't always react how you want us to. Have friends, talk more as this eases some of the things you are going through. You might not see it at the same time but you will.

Having an opposite sex friend can have same effect as having a therapist, it seems useless to have for some people but we should all have it. Have as many as you want as long as it makes you happy. You not running a prostitution ring but just building friendship with unlikely people. That is good cause you challenging yourself and getting out of your comfort zone.

Be friends with your ex, you learned why it could not work out but it can't be you not talking at all. Build on a solid foundation to have long lasting friendships. Most friendships did not start on a good note but they learned until they got there.