Should a person be forced to be friendly with their current SO’s exes just because the ex is? There aren’t children involved.

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My friend is dating a girl who is absolutely awful. She’s super narcissistic and treats my friend like she’s doing her a favor by being with her. She even expects my friend to be friends with her exes. So my friend refused. Now she’s wondering if she was too harsh. I don’t think she was wrong to refuse, but perhaps your opinions will help her see sense. Thanks!

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I don't think it matters if they are ex's or just friends you can't force your partner to be friends with your friends. I would expect my partner to be civil and polite but we have our own life and friends as well as each other.

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she wants approval from her to continue taking to an ex. which is wrong you shouldn't they are still attached she basically the third wheel

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Ugh I hit the wrong vote saying they need to break up so forget that vote lol. I don’t think she should be forced into it but depending on the friendship her partner has with these ex’s would, for me, determine whether or not she should just say not or at least give it a try. If these exes have not interest in that person and are 100% just friends and are respectful to your friend then I think that she should at least try. If she still doesn’t want to be friends after trying than that’s fine and she’s right to do that. She can’t at least say she tried and didn’t like it. Now if the exes in anyway show that they are being flirty to her partner in anyway and she seems suspicious after giving it a try then she had every right to not want to be their friends and honestly if that’s the impression  she gets while trying then I would ask the partner to not be friends with the person either because that’s inappropriate.

Should a person be forced to be friendly with their current SO’s exes just because the ex is? There aren’t children involved.

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