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> [“I don't know why people try to be friends with their exes. I mean, we were never friends, so why try after having decided that an intimate relationship isn't going to work? Friendships are intimate, too. You can't just, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-ryan/i-don-t-know-why-people-try-to-be-friends-with-their-exes-i-mean-we/)

Madeleine Ryan

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## More by Madeleine Ryan

> [“The old and the dead are the most rewarding people to idolize, because they know things that we don't.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-ryan/the-old-and-the-dead-are-the-most-rewarding-people-to-idolize-because/)

Madeleine Ryan

> [“I don't know why people try to be friends with their exes. I mean, we were never friends, so why try after having decided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-ryan/i-don-t-know-why-people-try-to-be-friends-with-their-exes-i-mean-we/)

Madeleine Ryan

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