Just random commentary
What do you do when you see a friend of your ex? Do you try not to acknowledge their existence and go along your merry way? Do you casually say “hi” and walk on by? Or do you stop and say “Hi, how’s it going? What are you up to these days? Hows so-and-so?”
Such an opportunity presented itself to me last Friday. I had just finished a hearty bowl of Pho, opting for the large when I usually only need a small. A coworker and I had just finished paying for our lunch and were walking out, when low and behold, I see the best friend of my ex waiting in line to be seated. This presented an unusual situation for me. I probably haven’t seen her since I was still with her friend, and so much has changed in my life and, I’m sure, my ex’s. That doesn’t stop me from wondering how she is now? Is she married? Is she still in the area? Kids?
I can honestly say I’m in a better place now than when we had broken up. I’m in better shape than before. I have the love of a good woman now. I make more money now than when I was a struggling student with a part-time job. I have my own pad. All in all, I’m honestly pretty pleased with my life as it stands. Dare I say, happy? So maybe I just wanted to say hi, rub it in a little, and even see if there was an inkling of regret from her friend, my ex, after our breakup. I guess it is a little bit of human nature, this curiosity. After all, my ex and I had been together for 4 years and, at multiple times, were convinced we were meant to be. Its clear now that we were trying to force something that had an expiration date.
Maybe I was just feeling the malaise after an overdose of onion soup and MSG. But in the end, I just walked by my ex’s bff, largely unnoticed. Mostly assisted by the fact that I look drastically different than what she probably recalls. Any outcome would really just irrelevant in the grand scheme of life, so how events transpired was probably for the best. But whose to say what might happen if presented with the same opportunity again? What would you do in that split second?…
