Ran into my ex

December 19, 2020 11:14am CST
I went out with my trusted friend to celebrate my birthday and also cheer her up on her recent job application. We were just walking around when we ran into my recent ex who cheated on me. He was with the same girl he cheated me on. He tried to reach out to me back then, wanting us to remain friends, but I really can't be friends with cheaters. I haven't seen him in a while and we were never really in touch, and I already decided then to treat him as a stranger. So, when I saw him, I felt my eyes went wide and myself flushing because of shock. Good thing that I was wearing a face mask, only my eyes were visible, and no one with notice me getting pale. Ha! Ha! When we drew closer walking past each other, he tapped me while saying my name, as if saying hello. But I was firm at treating him as a stranger, I never looked his way and just carried on talking to my friend. Funny thing was, my friend didn't recognize him, so my act was like supported by my friend. Ha! Ha! Ha! Do you think I am being bitter with my decision on treating him as a stranger?
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@kanuck1 (4434)
19 Dec 20
He has some nerve! He cheated on you, he is with the girl with whom he cheated and wants to greet you. What was he expecting a hug and a kiss? I think, he is really a horrible person.
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20 Dec 20
I think, yes, it seems to me like he was expecting me to act cool, as if nothing happened. Exactly my thoughts, like what makes him think I would easily feel okay towards him after he two-timed me? He and that girl were already secretly dating for two years before we broke up. We were a couple for five years and two years of those were shared with that girl he was with when we bumped into each other. And it was only 6 months since we broke up, did he expect me to be a saint after all those?
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@kanuck1 (4434)
20 Dec 20
@jainaproudmoore He has little understanding of the pain and disappointment he has caused you. Someone who cheats behind a person's back is a very selfish person and is only thinking of himself. He has no respect or consideration for the person they are hurting, which is vey sad.
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30 Mar 22
@kanuck1 It's been a while time since I got the chance to log back into myLot, and I went through all my previous posts. Yeah, I'm glad I severed ties with him, too. I never connected with him again. He actually was expecting us to be friends after everything, and that's something I can never do.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Dec 20
If it were me, I would still say hi to him.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Dec 20
@jainaproudmoore I wouldn't be friends with him, but it is polite to say hi.
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20 Dec 20
That's also what my friends told me to do, to act cool like I'm never bothered by him. But I cannot imagine me being friends with him again after getting cheated, because he two-timed me with that girl he was with when we bumped to each other.
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30 Mar 22
@just4him It's been quite some time since I came to myLot, and I went through my previous posts. Your response made a lot of sense now that I'm looking back to that incident.
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@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
19 Dec 20
How long has it been? Nobody should expect anything from you, it's your business and your life. They cannot dictate you however you chose to treat people who have wronged you. I am sure that as time passes by you will be able to be civil with him. And if not, that is also fine.
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20 Dec 20
I really cannot imagine I was fooled for two years! He kept things well from me as we're working for different companies on different work hours, and I knew him as a really friendly and helpful guy. I did suspect on him several times, I even caught him flirting on messenger with some girls some time, perhaps few years back, but shrugged it off because I really loved him then. We've been together for five years, by the way. It's only been six months from when I totally shut off everything from him, because I found out he and that girl had it going on secretly for two years already! I mean, I finally got evidence. Two years I was a fool. Ha! Ha! I did suspect them back then but they were really firm at denying it. He broke up with me back then saying I'm always falsely accusing him of cheating, then eventually took him back thinking he'd already changed. He didn't. It took me a lot of courage to finally let him go knowing how much I loved him. Some of my friends tell me to act cool, like act as if nothing happened so he won't think I'm being bitter and all. To show that I'm doing great without him, and I'm not affected that he's gone. But, I dunno, I don't think I could ever do that. At least not now. I can't imagine me being friends with him again.
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
19 Dec 20
Not at all, he cheated, so no forgiving from me
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20 Dec 20
Exactly, right? I was such a fool for trusting him excessively, and for ignoring the red flags. I mean, it wasn't the first time he cheated on me, because I already caught him flirting with some other girls back then. But I kept on forgiving him because I loved him that much. This time, I cannot let it pass because he made a fool out of me for two-timing. He and that girl were already dating for two years before I actually left him. That's what hurt me the most..
@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
30 Mar 22
Oh life, somehow it's hard to imagine life full of deceit. We're of the same experience of broken promises.
@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
2 Apr 22
@jainaproudmoore, for they are heartless. Their foundation on love is weak.
2 Apr 22
Yeah, exactly, I don't know why some people are okay with hurting other people's feelings and they do it so easily and unbothered.
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