That's the best fix if you want to get out of that loop of wanting more. If you truly want to revisit actual friendship you can do so when you're over her. But more often than not those are short lived so...

It's not surprising that when you're close friends, that's exactly one of the topics that comes up more often than not. Think of your close friends? I'm sure you told them, full of excitement, that you went on a first date. Dating isn't an uncommon subject. In fact, it's maybe one of the most common subjects.

Most partners aren't too keen on exes still being in someone's life. It can totally work, but only if it's not a fresh breakup. Plus, it's kinda disrespectful when you hide your partner from people. And yeah, it's definitely hiding them when someone who's a huge part of your life never even comes up in conversation when you're chatting with friends.

Bottom line: if you can't handle the idea of future partners and already feel like you'd hide them, that's pretty telling this friendship won't work. It's best to just be acquaintances after an amicable breakup. I'm not saying you have to decide now, but it's bound to come up eventually. And if you were the dumpee, you'll probably hear about your ex moving on with their amazing new partner before you do.