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How do you deal with running into your significant other's ex?
This happened to me this past weekend—unexpectedly—and it was all kinds of awkward. Has this happened to you? What happened and how did you handle it?
Anonymous
09/09/19 at 7:30PM UTC
Hmm, I think you just have to remember everyone has a history and is human...I'd just say hello and ask how are you or something benign and then go on with my day. If it was someone who cheated/weird breakup situation I'd maybe just nod hello and scoot out of there. Gah.
Anonymous
09/09/19 at 6:12PM UTC
Oooof this has happened in the opposite way for me. I think it's important to understand that everyone has a past and because of that, my husband and I are completely open about our exes with each other. From the goods and the bads, we know it all and so when we ran into my ex he asked if I wanted to say hello and I couldn't care less hahaha so we did not. But if I did, or even if he wanted to get a coffee with an ex, I'd understand. Exes are tricky but we all have them and they were a part of our lives. It's hard to ignore that.
Anonymous
09/10/19 at 5PM UTC
Yes yes, they are very tricky! They were together a while and didn't have a horrible breakup so I told him to go over and say hello while I grabbed us drinks. I figured that was the most mature, least awkward thing to do, but obviously it was still an uncomfortable situation.
I also ran into my ex earlier in the year. We didn't have a horrible "we hate each other" type of breakup, so when he walked by I said a quick hi - he just ignored me. So I also didn't want her to feel disrespected like that, esp bc my current boyfriend is a good guy.
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