Choose the right person
Not all people who had one night hookup with can be your friend finder. As a matter of fact, you should better be friends with someone who you haven’t hooked up for a long time. Of course, when your hookup relationship is over, that person seems to be the perfect choice for a long-term platonic relationship. However, you may have very complicated feelings towards each other and there might be drama. On the other hand, after a one night hookup happened last week when you are drunk, marriage might seem to be a wrong choice between you. However, a lack of emotional connection might end up with a not-so-complicated friendship. Of course, if you have already hooked up with your friend, be careful. You will never know what it would do to your friendship.
Give it some time
Never expect to turn a hookup partner to your best friend in no time. When you try to start a friendship, you should better give it sometime. Do not sink into a friendship right away. You definitely don’t want to explore each other’s darkest secret in the beginning of a friendship. First, be normal and plain friends with each other and start from there.
Know the rules
Discussing the person you are dating with friends seems cool, but that does not mean the person you once hooked up with want to hear all about your new date. Of course, the subject does not only limited to romantic affairs. Maybe you spend too much time talking about your work. Now they are tired of it and do not want to hear it anymore. Maybe you are just lunch pal or text pal. It is vital to know what you should talk about and what you shouldn’t regardless of who you are with, especially when you are with the person who have seen you naked. Be considerate and do not discuss things they don’t want to hear about. You will be far better than most people.
Be on the same page
The biggest problem in being friends with people is that sometimes for some people, they want more than just being friends. When you had romantic feelings towards each other, this problem is much more severe. This might not be the funniest talk between you, but if you don’t want to mess things up, it is necessary. If you are not on the same page of your relationship status, it might not end very well. Therefore, if you want to keep it simple and clear, you might as well talk about it before things get ugly and beyond control.