Dating your friends ex boyfriend

My friend is dating my Ex-boyfriend!

But none has been as shocking as the bombshell — and historic first for the reality dating series — revealed in its latest season: Two castmates, Uche Okoroha and Lydia Velez Gonzales, had dated in the real world and kept it a secret from his pod love interest, Aaliyah Cosby, for several days. I would never befriend your ex. Since the episode premiered, devoted viewers have been flocking to Reddit forums, TikTok and YouTube recap videos to share their opinions on the circumstance — many have crucified Lydia for being a shady friend — and what they'd do if they were in these people's shoes. But given that "Love Is Blind" creates its own world in order to perform a social experiment of having people date sight unseen, it begs the question as to whether this whole ordeal would have played out differently in the real world. For some people, dating a pal's former boo is an absolute no-no or a violation of an unspoken friendship code. But outside of the cozy pods, is there ever a scenario in which it's OK to do this? We spoke to three relationship experts and a TV and popular culture specialist about the nuance of this age-old dating dilemma and how to respectfully broach the issue if you want to honor your friendship. From "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to "Mean Girls" to "Euphoria," the trope of love triangles has been used for entertainment for centuries.

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Pat Benatar alerted the nation of the state of love when she compared it to the heavy artillery and dirty bombs one faces in a war. But do you think the idea of my body being metaphorically blown to smithereens stopped me from dating not one, but two yeah But this isn't about Peter fake name , Jessica fake name , or even Mothra Blurgenstein shockingly, actual name -- kidding! From the lips of relationship fuck-ups and our resident sex sociologist, Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals, here is what you should and shouldn't do while dating the ex of a friend. What kind of ex are we talking about here? Did they date for a week in eighth grade and break up via AIM?

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You never think anything could breakup you and your best friend, but you could be wrong. Everyone has unspoken rules or guidelines around what is and is not okay to do in their friendship, otherwise known as bro or girl code. These guidelines might be as harmless as not giving unsolicited advice to more serious deal breakers like not abandoning your intoxicated friend at a party. While we can all agree the ex-files is not territory we should be steering into, sometimes life happens and we fall for people unexpectedly.

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Is it ok for you best friend to date your ex?

Is it ok for you best friend to date your ex? My ex and I broke up because he didn't tell me how he really felt and was too sexual. My BFF knew this at the time of the break up and now they like each other.

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