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  • Toni Coleman
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    Toni Coleman, MSW is a licensed psychotherapist, relationship coach and founder of http://www.consum-mate.com. As a recognized expert, Toni has been quoted in many local and national publications including; The Chicago Tribune, The Orlando Sentinel, New York Daily News, Indianapolis Star and Newsweek newspapers and Family Circle, Woman's Day, Cosmo Style, Tango, Men's Health, Star (regularly quoted body language expert), People, and Nirvana magazines. She has been featured on abcnews.com, discovery.health.com, aolnews.com, MSN.com, Match.com and planetearthradio.com. Toni is also the featured relationship coach in The Business And Practice Of Coaching, (published by Norton, September 2005); and is the author of the forward for, Winning Points With The Woman In Your Life, One Touchdown At A Time ( published by Simon and Schuster, November 2005). Toni offers dating and relationship help and advice through her syndicated column, Dear Dating Coach, and her popular monthly newsletter, The Art of Intimacy. From March 2005 until December 2005, she was a weekly contributing commentator (love and dating coach) on the KTRS Radio Morning Show, (St. Louis, MO). Toni is a member of The International Coach Federation, The International Association of Coaches and The National Association of Social Workers.

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    Host: Should we try to be friends after we break-up?

    Toni Coleman: Well, that's another one it'll tough. I get asked this question a lot and I think you have to, each person has to look at this situation and make an assessment. Is this person really hoping that by my saying I would like to be friends that I'll leave the door open and that perhaps we can work back up to the relationship that we had before.

    Sometimes you really don't know that upfront, and so saying to the person something like, I am open to the idea of being friends. I just wonder if you have really thought that through. This is going to be difficult for us to be friends, because friends talk about other relationships. You would be meeting people that I am dating is that something you think you can really handle. If you are not sure, maybe you need to think about that.

    It really depends upon the relationship. In some cases, someone breaks-up with some of the person and want things revealed or they are like, I was having some of the same feelings. I think we made better friends, what a great way to sort of transition then into a friendship. Again, assessing it at least at the beginning to make sure that this isn't just another way for the other person to try it out, hold on and hope that they can work back into romantic relationship.

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