Ex Reflex
There is a disease every woman gets after she has been through a tough and/or un-mutual breakup. This disease usually rears it's ugly head when you FIRST see your evil ex in public after the breakup. Common symptoms most women get are a sudden innate primal urge to bitch-smack the hell out of him, jealousy (if he happens to be doing better than you are), or intense motivation to enact revenge and/or one-up him. All these symptoms are ultimately self-destructive and are often similar to acid reflux and gag-reflex. This, my friends, is Ex Reflex.
My most recent encounter with an evil ex occurred about a month ago. I walked into my college's cafeteria, happy, hungry and ready to eat. I picked up my tray, turned toward the Deli, and--boom--there he was. My appetite--gone. Me and the Evil Ex had been in QUITE an intense relationship, so of course I stopped dead in my tracks at the shock of seeing him after SO long . . . but what did HE do? He SMIRKED at me and turned away. I swear, it wasn't a smile, but DEFINITELY a SMIRK!!! So, of course, my "ex reflex" started to surge up inside. My arm lifted, I was RIGHT in PERFECT line of his face . . . and then I realized what I was about to do. I couldn't give IN to my ex reflex and smack him in the middle of a freaking college CAFETERIA! How dramatic is THAT?! So, I walked on over to the Deli instead, trying to distract myself with food.
Five seconds later, who walks over and has the nerve to stand RIGHT next to me, but Evil Ex? There was a line in front of me, so I HAD to wait next to him, and you could have cut the tension with a knife. He seemed to keep trying to get in front of me (probably 'cause he couldn't take the tension), which, according to my ex reflex, meant I had to one-up him somehow. I would NOT let him get in front of me, and I would NOT sacrifice my precious Deli sandwich just to avoid standing next to him . . . and my determination worked! I stood there, refusing to even acknowledge his presence, and he eventually walked away in defeat (okay . . . maybe not "defeat" EXACTLY, but when you're going through ex reflex that's what you term it). I won!
The good news is that usually ex reflex only lasts ONE encounter. As soon as you feel you have some closure on the break-up (OR you "one-up" him, in my case), you really don't feel much when you see your ex again, except a "rolling-your-eyes" kind of sensation. Ex reflex is not contagious and it seldom causes harm to anyone but your ex. However, remember to use self-control as often as possible when dealing with ex reflex or it COULD get to you . . . don't let it sit and compound. It will only drive you CRAZY . . . and ANYTHING is better than being stuck with the "crazy bitch" syndrome! :-P
My most recent encounter with an evil ex occurred about a month ago. I walked into my college's cafeteria, happy, hungry and ready to eat. I picked up my tray, turned toward the Deli, and--boom--there he was. My appetite--gone. Me and the Evil Ex had been in QUITE an intense relationship, so of course I stopped dead in my tracks at the shock of seeing him after SO long . . . but what did HE do? He SMIRKED at me and turned away. I swear, it wasn't a smile, but DEFINITELY a SMIRK!!! So, of course, my "ex reflex" started to surge up inside. My arm lifted, I was RIGHT in PERFECT line of his face . . . and then I realized what I was about to do. I couldn't give IN to my ex reflex and smack him in the middle of a freaking college CAFETERIA! How dramatic is THAT?! So, I walked on over to the Deli instead, trying to distract myself with food.
Five seconds later, who walks over and has the nerve to stand RIGHT next to me, but Evil Ex? There was a line in front of me, so I HAD to wait next to him, and you could have cut the tension with a knife. He seemed to keep trying to get in front of me (probably 'cause he couldn't take the tension), which, according to my ex reflex, meant I had to one-up him somehow. I would NOT let him get in front of me, and I would NOT sacrifice my precious Deli sandwich just to avoid standing next to him . . . and my determination worked! I stood there, refusing to even acknowledge his presence, and he eventually walked away in defeat (okay . . . maybe not "defeat" EXACTLY, but when you're going through ex reflex that's what you term it). I won!
The good news is that usually ex reflex only lasts ONE encounter. As soon as you feel you have some closure on the break-up (OR you "one-up" him, in my case), you really don't feel much when you see your ex again, except a "rolling-your-eyes" kind of sensation. Ex reflex is not contagious and it seldom causes harm to anyone but your ex. However, remember to use self-control as often as possible when dealing with ex reflex or it COULD get to you . . . don't let it sit and compound. It will only drive you CRAZY . . . and ANYTHING is better than being stuck with the "crazy bitch" syndrome! :-P