Do most approach exes if you randomly see them in public? What if you're not 100% sure it's them?
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Anonymous
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I haven't seen my douchey ex college boyfriend since we broke up after he cheated on me (following a 5.5 year relationship). No idea what I'd do if I saw him.
I actually am lucky enough to not live close to any of my exes. |
Anonymous
| I certainly would because the relationships generally ended on pretty good terms. But so far it hasn’t happened. |
Anonymous
A wonderful honest answer! |
Anonymous
| A few years ago my husband and I were at O’Hare and we ran into an ex GF of his who I had never met. She was gorgeous and dressed very nicely while I had my hair in a pony tail, no make-up and I was wearing leggings and a baggy sweater and had a baby on my hip. She must have enjoyed the brief meet-up but I sure didn’t! |
Anonymous
| I saw an ex in Paris. I was so shocked I slowly walked away. He must have been on a vacation with his girlfriend, or his honeymoon. I never found out! I don't think he saw me. |
Anonymous
| I am very fond of all my exes. I'd absolutely say hi. |
Anonymous
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If it's someone I'm "meh" about, dislike or am not sure it's them, I'd just do "the nod". Civil, and if they want to engage further, it's on them.
I am friendly with most of the guys I've dated, though, and would probably be ok with an actual conversation. I briefly dated a guy years ago who had an identical twin. I couldn't tell them apart when we dated and I can't now. I saw one of them at the gym a few weeks ago and I just ignored him in the hopes that whoever it was didn't remember me. |
Anonymous
Nothing better than a cute baby. Really. |
Anonymous
| I would not recognize them because we all have aged. |
Anonymous
| This only happens to me when I look like a complete disaster. Like when I just got out from the gym, dead of winter carrying holiday weight, ran into the store for milk, look pale and greasy and have bad breath from constant winter sinus drainage. Thats the day Ill see my ex. Middle of summer, nice/thin, looking amazing I will see no one all season. |
Anonymous
| Depends on how I look at the time and which ex it is. I travel a lot and always think I’m going to run into one of them at the airport. Some exes I’d for sure say hi, but my very last ex before I got married-no way. I am still dumbfounded by the fact that I dated such a compete douchebag a-hole narcissist. I would avoid him like the plague and run in the other direction. |
Anonymous
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Depends on the ex! I have one ex that I always try to run away from ... but the one time that I ran into him on the cafe car of the Amtrak, I had to suck it up and talk to him. Had to have a stiff g&t to bear it.
I have other exes that I would happily see anytime and have coffee with. And then there was the one time I ran into my ex while I was 8 months pregnant! He had no idea - we don't talk that frequently even though we are friends. The shock on his face was funny. But the absolutely WEIRDEST time was the time I saw my HS sweetheart ex's KIDS in Dulles Airport. I recognized them from his Facebook page ... I had never even seen them in person! They were with his ex wife. I obviously did not say anything, but confirmed later with my ex that it was them! I have a lot of exes. |
Anonymous
| Ex wife... We met for dinner and not talking for 10 years post divorce. |
Anonymous
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I was hiking with my dog & one of my exes came down the trail. The dog was soooo happy to see him! It was awkward.
My brother had a crazy girlfriend who he later saw pushing a shopping cart full of junk & talking to herself. He crossed the street. But he is still friends with his other exes. |
Anonymous
The random spotting in an obscure or exotic location drives my anxiety through the roof. |