Ex #1 - broke up 1.5 years ago.
I am friends with this ex because we can really be friends. We met in my early 20s, were close friends for a year while each of us dated other people, then got together, fell in love, and stayed that way for a loooong time. At some point over the course of 10 years, life happened, and we no longer shared a romantic, physical connection. However, I will always love her. She was likely the "love of my life", and I grew up with her. I would not be who I am minus her. She is like family. Her family is like my family as well. The bond will always remain.
She told me just last week that she has a new BF. I was sad. I didn't cry. I was sad for missing her, but sad in a happy way too. I just want so much happiness for her. I'm glad that she found someone, and I pray that he's good to her. She wished the same things for me. We're kindred spirits. Maybe i'll be at her wedding someday, or maybe she'll be at mine.
Ex #2 - Broke up 8+ months ago.
Ours is not a friendship. We still share a romance and physical attraction. Our frienship is a bit of a farce. I don't know what will become of it. I know who she is underneath all the walls, and that's why I fell in love with her, but I still have a lot of doubts that I will ever find that person again. She may be completely gone to me. It still makes me sad every week.