If you no longer see them as a romantic interest, or have any expectations for a future romantic relationship with them, I think it is possible. After a while we had a large period of separation, we both went on and dated different people. Then slowly we just started to become friends, the way that you would become friends with a stranger. Just thinking about things you had in common. Having a laugh with them every now and again helping them out with some random thing but not letting it get any deeper. One person was when I was talking to them about another relationship I was in and he was doing the same. There was no feeling of jealousy,. It was just as if I was talking