I think if you were friends as well as lovers it is very possible. I have been friends with long ago boyfriends. Met their wives....my college boyfriend named his first child after me.

Time and distance have taken their toll on the relationships as well as different lifestyles, etc.

But, of course, it really depends on so many factors....just the other day I asked my husband why he never communicates with his ex-wife. Now the children are grown he finds nothing to talk to her about.