Friendship after a breakup ?

Question

why do girls always wanna be friends after a breakup?

come on girls

Answer 1

Sometimes they actually like the guy for who he is and want to continue to associate as friends.  In some cases, it's a far more satisfying relationship without the romance and expectations.

Answer 2

no it doesn't mean they want u out of thier lives they just think that u rn't the one they want to make out with but the person they want to just hang out with. i have alot of guy friends and its diffrent hanging out with them then it is with a boyfriend (currently single tho) :(

like with guy friends u can joke around like me and my friends joke around about "doing it" and that kind of stuff but with a bf its more serious... even if u have like a playful and joking relationship it just feels more serious when its ur bf

another reason is they just don't have a good enough reason to dump u

or they just don't want to be to mean  

Answer 3

because they want you back

Answer 4

Well i think it's because:

Before the relationship, your usually good friends

and they want it to be like the way it used to.

Answer 5

Because they dont really want to break up...

Answer 6

because they were close to you for so long and dont want you out of their life forever. or they might want you back.

if you dont want them back then i would make sure not to be friends and it will just be easier on both of you.

Answer 7

Well, if they care about you, it is their attempt at having a reason to do so and to take away the hurt of the break-up.  Sometimes, they still want to be with you and if they can't be your "girlfriend" then they'll accept your friendship instead.  I don't know too many guys who allow that to happen but usually I have found it is when the girl has broken up with him and not the other way around, when a friendship remains... or at least acquaintances.  But then again it all depends on the relationship and how it got started and how it ended as to whether or not friends after the break-up are even an issue.  Sometimes a guy is such a jerk to a girl that they want nothing to do with them afterwards.  If the guy wasn't a jerk and the break-up was because they just didn't have any chemistry, then friends is the obvious result.  But each person is different.  This is just what I have found in my experiences.  good luck!