Can people be "just friends" right after a breakup?

Hey everyone! I was looking through my old formspring and found this question that someone submitted a while back. I wanted to answer a couple of older questions to let new visitors know how we do things around here. :)

Q: Can people be friends right after a breakup?


A: In 99% of cases, absolutely not. After a break-up, at least one party still has feelings, whether overwhelmingly positive or overwhelmingly negative, to the point that such feelings will markedly hamper a strict friendship. If people really wanna be friends after having been through a relationship together, then they need a hell of a lot of time and separation before they even THINK about trying to be buddy-buddy.


--Dr. O