forbid it????

come on! If you shared such a close relationship, they're a part of you, like it or not. If you're able to maintain a friendship level relationship, why not??

I'm friends with all my ex girlfriends...albeit not all close friends. None of them are bdsm relationships, granted, but all the same what's the big deal in keeping the friendship?

In my opinion, if a dom, or for that matter any person in a relationship, has a problem with their partner keeping in touch with their past lovers, masters, subs etc, then I would humbly suggest that they do not have full confidence or trust in their partner.

I would suggest that jealousy is borne from an initial lack of trust in a relationship....of course this is just my opinion. Take it with a grain of salt as it were...