Friends

Why is it that when you break up in a relationship, the other person
always wants to try and maintain a friendship? Honestly, is it
possible to truly maintain a friendship when you have such a history
of love, passion, and pain in the romantic portion of the past
relationship? I thought it was always possible before, but now I know
that it is not. Hearing your ex talk about her current dates and
romantic interest does not help a person move on in his life. My ex
has plenty of friends and she will continue to have a lot of friends
with or without my friendship. It is a tragic situation, but such is
life...