I don't think there is a statute of limitations, per se. I think that's just something very personal, you know, on your own time-table. You have to consider if you still have a friendship with your ex and if you want to stay in touch. If it was a bad break-up and he's in a new relationship and you figure you are a) never going to talk to him again and b) want to make a clean break, then de-friending is a good idea. If you parted on good terms and you feel like you'd still like to check in on him or say "what's up" every once in a while, keep him on there.
Personally, I've actually only de-friended an ex on facebook once. He broke it off on terms where he basically made it clear he wanted a nothing more to do with me-- a clean break. After I got over him, I de-friended him; it just made sense. But other exes, people with whom I'm friends (or maybe, someday hope to reconcile with), I wouldn't de-friend them. That just doesn't make any sense for the relationship I have with them.
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Personally, I've actually only de-friended an ex on facebook once. He broke it off on terms where he basically made it clear he wanted a nothing more to do with me-- a clean break. After I got over him, I de-friended him; it just made sense. But other exes, people with whom I'm friends (or maybe, someday hope to reconcile with), I wouldn't de-friend them. That just doesn't make any sense for the relationship I have with them.
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