Haso anyone lived with their ex after a mutual breakup?
How awkward is it? Is it manageable?

A few have tried it with differing results. My ex and I have talked about having a twin home or duplex with each having our own space. I don't think it would work out because of a number of issues between us including a desire for privacy. Think about how it will work when one of you has a weekend "friend" over. I guess the reason for the break up would make a big difference.

Myself and the ex wife spent over a year in separate bedrooms, before I eventually threw her out. It was horrible, I can't recommend this at all

I say it's like reusing toilet paper

Extremely difficult to do without having issues,

It's kinda like running your fingernails across a chalkboard.

i sa NO. my ex would expect me to make his meals, and even after days of privacy and going about our business, he would want sex. Topping THAT off, I couldn't rely on him to pay his share of the rent. hmmmmm. its a NO and the OP is deactivated.

usually they are an EX for a reason, so cohabitation wouldn't work.
while both my husband and I openly see other people we still are in "love" and remain together. If he became my EX one of us would be gone

I have, but not with the idea to have that be the new, permanent situation. I would not recommend that! There'll be irritation and what if you or the other eventually start seeing someone else?
The one who's last with this is ALWAYS going to be upset, even though they'd broken up.

I had to do it for 9 months as I couldn't move out until I got a council house. That could've taken 3 years, so I was lucky as these 9 months started to become trying.

And at first it is REAL weird as it feels as if nothing has changed. We still had dinner together, shared the same living room and so on and so forth. So other than us having decided to break up it was as if nothing had happened at all. Very confusing.
And irritation will build up. After all there was a reason why you wanted to break up, and these reasons will become more and more clear and annoyingly in your face.

I don't recycle.

Money is not always the reason, people co habit with their ex partner. The ex wife had a son, who adored me. I was like a real Dad for him. I felt pity for him.

I don't think is a good idea, but we all have different points of view. Good luck!


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I never lived with an Ex, but I did date one. I wouldn't want to live with him.

I did with my son's father, we were still friends and he was trying to find a place close by. It was extremely difficult for him and awkward for me when I started to date someone else... I ended up helping him get a place in the same mobile home park. That way the boys would have the same bus stop for school and could come and go as they pleased with both parents.

Living in the same neighborhood was fine, but only because we remained friends and had the boys as a common bond.

I would not consider it with an ex boyfriend.

Yes, I did

I boobie trapped my bedroom with barbed wire and cans. She put crazy glue on the toilet seat. We greeted each other every morning with " the finger" and ended each day with a " F*** You" stuff like that.

So..... Don't do it... o.k.

I Am in that situation but it's my house and she got a kid (not mine) and no where to go so I let her stay but it's very awkward and I need to give her a time limit

At least my ex and her son had a place to go. But I am sure, giving her a time frame is the right decision. Otherwise she might fleece you forever.

I recently went through it, he was supposed to get a job and help pay the bills, he needed a place to live because he couldn't find a rental that would take his 3 cats and a dog, so he brought them here. He didn't work, he sat and watched you tube all day, never helped around the house. I finally told him to leave. He quickly found a job and worked two weeks, never gave me a cent. Then one day while I was at work he moved out of state I think, taking his dog but leaving me with his three cats. Anyone need a cat? My advice...be careful.

I'm careful. How are the cats?

Going through that now. My girlfriend broke up with me because she got bored. And I have been very loyal and loved her so much but she fell out of love. The reason why we are still living together is for our daughter. Until now she wont admit she cheated on me many times I caught her.