Yea for me past is past. I agree with you gary but still the friendships with the ex's depends on how close they are. Some say it's because of cultural differences that some foreigners don't give much weight on jealousy which filipinos do. That's why it's ok being friends with the ex's. The filipina wife said it is not all jealousy she just want her husband to respect her presence in his life. So she wants to concentrate on their married life rather contacting the ex's. For me may it be white, brown, green, blue or yellow race or whatever you may call them still they feel the same when it comes to relationships. They all feel being hurt.