subject: Follow Proven Methods To Get Your Ex back [print this page] Do not date your ex's best friendDo not date your ex's best friend. Yes you are single at the moment but you want to get your ex back, dating their friend will not go over good. Even if you are not serious about it your ex will not see it that way, it will look to him as though you have moved on with your life. It can also ruin your ex's friendship with this other person which is not good either.