Re: The "Let's Be Friends" Speech Dolphin Close: I don't believe in "just being friends" after a break-up. Not soon after anyway. I'm all for the good clean 'have a good life' break-up. Emotions are still too raw and the wounds have not been suffienciently healed or licked (whichever comes first). It's always hard to transition from being committed to just friends. Couples rarely have the same mode after a break-up and this can only mess up unresolved issues.