he said he wanted to, eventually, when he ended it 8 months ago

tonight, I saw him on AIM for the first time in quite a while, so I just said hi, wondering if you were sincere about being friends

he said "I believe I was"

asked how he is doing, he said alright, and I said that was good to hear

after that, nothing from him

ended the conversation saying he could IM/text whenever, and that the ball is in his court

isn't sure what to make of it

well you're not going to be bff's off the bat, you know. even with the time since it's happened you have to allow a few tries before

conversation is natural again

saying stuff like 'the ball is in your court' can be ... well, not intimidating but it adds a weird expectation? like okay well now you have

to talk to me, etc. and considering he ended it, that can be a little awkwardly received, but hopefully not ):

good luck either way, some of my ex's have ended up my best friends and it worked out really well. just don't expect a lot at first.

it definitely will be awkward until you guys find that friendship groove that works for you

put the ball in his court so that in case he isn't ready he can take whatever time he needs to decide to be friends

wanted to remove pressure, not to create an expectation

i think it's just that phrase- it bothers me, personally, i find it aggressive but like i said hopefully he won't see it that way )8

not

like I said, I've never tried to do this before... things have always ended badly or they weren't someone I particularly wanted to be

friends with haha

patience is key i think c: just wait it out and see what he does. i think it'll go well for you, especially since you reached out.