Dating your ex's best friend?

here is the short version of the story:my ex and i broke up almost 6 weeks ago;we attend the same university yet he somehow moved on;we dated 22 months when we called it quits,yet we are on the terms of "friends" if that includes going miniature golfing and having dinner like 2 weeks ago;so i found out in the recent couple of days that he is dating this girl that he met after we broke up and that they went on some dates;he called her his girlfriend already and it was tough to hear that yet he wants to spend 4th of July hanging out with me;here is where the story gets weird: while i was dating him i met some of close friends and chatted with one of his friends Alex who attends a good university in TX-where i am from-and is best friends with my ex for ages;he seemed like the most awesome guy since he is intelligent and my type of guy and i would somehow get to know him;problem is that no matter what i would have to run into my ex; i would like to hang out with this guy and maybe date him

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You and your "ex" sound remarkably immature. Have a nice day.

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So date him already!
If your available and he's available go for it.
Well until you know if he's interested in you then there is really nothing to worry about.

If he is interested and you two decide to persue something, then you need to be honest with your ex.... it may get ugly, but if he finds out from someone else, it would be worse.
not a good idea, you still may cause hurt feelings. My best friend is now married to an ex girlfriend of mine, it ruined our friendship of over 20 years!
Do what you have to do to be happy. So you run into the ex a few times, hes moved on as you should too. Good luck
Just go out on the leadge lifes 2 short to swet the short stuff show ur ex what his missin!!

Good Luck!!!!
You should definitely date the guy. If he is the one for you then you would be letting him pass you by just because you are afraid of what your ex might think when, obviously, your ex has already moved on. So, yes, hang out, date, be merry!!!
TALK TO YOUR EX AND TELL HIM TO GIVE YOU SOME SPACE. I MEAN YOU ARE FRIENDS NOT GF AND BF. SO HE SHOULD GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO BE HAPPY EVEN IF IT MEANS YOU DATING HIS FRIEND. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU ARE TRULY OVER YOUR EX BEFORE YOU START GETTING TO KNOW THIS DUDE
I dont know out of the thousands of guys you had to pic your exs best friend . Seems rediculous and somewhat mean to me !
I can tell from what you have already said that you have already made up your mind. I personally disagree and think that you will be creating misery for yourself. I had this flashback for some reason of what my father said allot. It went something like this: "Young and dumb will always be fun, but age will always enlighten you." I never quite knew what he was saying until I grew to manhood and it struck me hard. Think hard before you make a decision that not only may not last in the first place, but will also create future problems down the road. Good luck to you.
I dated my ex's best friend, and we are now married. Don't let the little things get in your way. Life is too short for stuff like this. Who knows what kind of future you could have. If I did all of the questioning you are doing, I wouldn't be married. Who cares what Alex's family or your ex says. It is your choice. Even if it doesn't work out with Alex, at least you tried and did what you wanted to do.

About your ex talking to you all the time, maybe he thought he was over you, by moving on already, but maybe he doesn't like the thought of YOU being with someone else?

Don't rush into this decision, take your time and do what you think is right.

You will make the right decision, and don't second guess yourself.

:)

Best of luck to you.
IMO, dating your ex's family or friend is just bad form. In this case, you still talk to your ex and if he and the ex were still good friends that will just start conflict between the 2. It's just not worth it.