1. IS IT DIFFICULT TO BE FRIENDS WITH YOUR EX?

2. 48% - remained friends with their ex18% - did not remain friends with their ex 3. Susan Jean Elliott (born November 19, 1956)AN AMERICAN AUTHOR, RELATIONSHIP COACH, AND A LAWYER FROM NEW YORK CITY.STATES THAT EVEN AFTER AN AMICABLE BREAKUP, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BE FRIENDS, AT LEAST INITIALLY. 4. GETTING PAST YOUR BREAKUP: HOW TO TURN A DEVASTATING LOSS INTO THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU 5. MOST PEOPLE CANNOT REMAIN FRIENDS AFTER A BREAKUP, BUT IF IT WILL EVER BE, IT WILL BE LATER ... MUCH LATER. THE ATMOSPHERE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A BREAKUP IS TOO EMOTIONALLY CHARGED FOR IT TO HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY, IF AT ALL. (ELLIOTT, 2012, PARA. 2 ) 6. WHICH STATEMENT IS CORRECT?Difficult to be friends?Not Difficult to be friends? 7. COUPLES THAT BREAK UP WILL STILL REMAIN AS FRIENDS. 8. 100 PARTICIPANTS 9. 10 QuestionsExcluding personal details 10. THE TOTAL NO. OF PARTICIPANTS (SEPERATED BY GENDER) 45 40 35 30 25Male20Female15 10 5 0 36MaleFemaleAge 360 20 3Gender 11. TOTAL NO. OF PARTICIPANTS THAT HAD A RELATIONSHIP BEFORE 30 2520 Male15Female10 5 0 YesNo GenderMaleFemaleHad a relationship before? Yes1727No2927 12. IN THOSE 44 PARTICIPANTS WHO HAD A RELATIONSHIP BEFORE, IT LASTED:GenderMaleFemaleRelationship lasted for 4years10 13. IF YOU HAVE AN EX (IF YOU DONT, IMAGINE YOU HAVE ONE), YOU WOULD:The questinos 14. Q.1 SAYS HI WHEN YOU MEET HE/SHE/THEM. 15. Q.1 Malenot sure 26%strongly disagree 7%disagree 13%agree 28%strongly agree 26%SAYS HI WHEN YOU MEET HE/SHE/THE 16. SAYS HI WHEN YOU MEET HE/SHE/THE 17. Q.2STILL THINK OF HE/SHE/THEM AS FRIEND. 18. Q.2 Malenot sure 26%disagree 9% stronglyagree 28%strongly agree 26%disagree 11%STILL THINK OF HE/SHE/THEM AS FRIE 19. Femalenot sure 17% disagree 26%strongly disagree 9%agree 39%strongly agree 9%STILL THINK OF HE/SHE/THEM AS FRIE 20. Q.3 CONTINUES CHATTING LIKE FRIENDS. 21. Q.3 Malenot sure 26%disagree 19% strongly disagree 11%agree 33%strongly agree 11%CONTINUES CHATTING LIKE FRIEND 22. Femalenot sure 33%disagree 17% strongly disagree 22%agree 20% strongly agree 8%CONTINUES CHATTING LIKE FRIENDS 23. Q.4WISHES THEM ON SPECIAL EVENTS (EG. BIRTHDAY, CHRISTMAS). 24. Q.4 Malenot sure 11% disagree 9% strongly disagree 15%agree 39%strongly agree 26%WISHES THEM ON SPECIAL EVENTS (E BIRTHDAY, CHRISTMAS). 25. Femaledisagree 13%strongly disagree 20%not sure 28% agree 26% strongly agree 13%WISHES THEM ON SPECIAL EVENTS (E BIRTHDAY, CHRISTMAS). 26. VOLUNTARY OFFERS HELP WHEN Q.5 HE/SHE/THEY ARE IN TROUBLE.) 27. Q.5 Male agree 22% not sure 26%disagree 11%strongly agree 41%strongly disagree 0%VOLUNTARY OFFERS HELP WHEN HE/SHE/THEY ARE IN TROUBLE.) 28. Femalenot sure 44%disagree 13% strongly disagree 6%agree 31% strongly agree 6%VOLUNTARY OFFERS HELP WHEN HE/SHE/THEY ARE IN TROUBLE.) 29. Q.6CONTINUES TO HANG OUT WITH THEM. 30. Q.6 Maledisagree 26%not sure 33%agree 17% strongly disagree 15%strongly agree 9%CONTINUES TO HANG OUT WITH THEM 31. Femaledisagree 20%strongly agree 6%strongly disagree 31%not sure 30% agree 13%CONTINUES TO HANG OUT WITH THEM 32. WILL MENTION THEM IN FRONT OF YOUR Q.7 FRIENDS. 33. Q.7 Maledisagree 17% strongly disagree 31% strongly agree 9%not sure 41%agree 2%WILL MENTION THEM IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS. 34. Femaledisagree 17% strongly disagree 18% strongly agree 4%not sure 46%agree 15%WILL MENTION THEM IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS. 35. Q.8 KEEPS THINKING ABOUT THEM. 36. Q.8 Malenot sure 33% disagree 22% agree 17% strongly disagree 17%strongly agree 11%KEEPS THINKING ABOUT THEM. 37. Female disagree 35%strongly agree 2%strongly disagree 30%not sure 20%agree 13%KEEPS THINKING ABOUT THEM. 38. Q.9 Hopes to get back into a relationship with him/her. 39. Q.9 Maledisagree 13%strongly disagree 19%not sure 48%agree 9% strongly agree 11%Hopes to get back into a relationship with him/her 40. Femaledisagree 24% strongly disagree 39% strongly agree 6%not sure 31% agree 0%Hopes to get back into a relationship with him/her 41. Q.10 Not date another person. 42. Q.10 Maledisagree 20% strongly disagree 46%strongly agree 6%not sure 24%agree 4%Not date another person. 43. Femalestrongly disagree 48%disagree 28%not sure 17% strongly agree 2%agree 5%Not date another person. 44. CONCLUSIONOut of 100 participants, 44 of them broke up before and 65% of those who broke up, their relationship lasted less than a year. 45. CONLUSION: COUPLES THAT BREAK UP CANNOT REMAIN AS FRIENDS 46. REFERENCE McLeod, S. A. (2011), Psychology Research Report, Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/researchreport.html The Lifescript Editorial Staff ( 2007, November 09 ) , Should You Be Friends with Your Ex? Retrieved from http://www.lifescript.com/life/relationships/wreckag e/should_you_be_friends_with_your_ex.aspx Elliott, S. ( 2012, May 15 ), Friends With Ex: Should You Be Friends With Your Ex Post-Split? Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/friends- 47. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING~A ROUND OF APPLAUSE IS APPRECIATED ;)