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[quote=Anonymous]I think “very” close is hard, but you can stay connected and be there for each other. I still have a close relationship with an ex: I see them every time I go home, I am friendly with their partner, our kids know each other and on and on.

When we were younger, we used to talk on the phone every once in a while to catch up, joke around, etc. A decade or so ago, when we both got married, we stopped talking on the phone. We only text and see each other in person now. That’s a boundary that seemed important for some reason. But I still feel—and hope they feel the same way—that if something catastrophic happened in my life I would not hesitate to call and they would pick up the phone and be there for me. If they called me, I would do the same.

One of the reasons it has worked for us, I think, is because we knew each other as tweens and have a lot of history together…not just the romantic history. Another reason I think it works is because we are both emotionally very healthy people. And the last reason I think it works is because we are both very happily married to emotionally healthy people.

It has become a beautiful thing, honestly.[/quote]

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