TWO people who used to be in a relationship are still good friends whenever neither of them is in a relationship, they have confirmed.
Former partners Jack Browne and Lauren Hewitt remain on good terms and like to regularly catch up over coffee when each unattached, while staying well clear if either of them is dating.
Browne said: “Lauren’s one of my closest friends. Unless I’ve got to first base with a girl, in which case she’s dead to me.
“When I don’t have a girlfriend then Lauren and I do normal friend things like going to the pub or watching a movie. Once she replies ‘who is this?’ to a text then all that’s over because she’s riding some guy from Hinge.
“It’s a good system. We don’t bore each other with hopes or dreams for new relationships. I never have to pore over texts from her romantic prospects, and she doesn’t have to pretend my love for Marinana the Romanian geology student will last three months.
“Instead, we both haphazardly turn our friendship on and off like a light switch, depending on whether we’ve got a shag or not. Because ultimately there’s no better basis for friendship than not wanting to be alone.”
Hewitt said: “We don’t still hook up when nobody’s watching, or anything. That doesn’t happen and it won’t happen again on Thursday.”
