Lost Angeles: Dating Your Ex is Hard
Ladies and gents…don’t judge me. We last left off at a place where I was about to dive into a date with my ex-boyfriend, but I want to explain why and how. To do that, we have to go back.
Let’s start at the end of last year, when I met the third guy in a row to tell me those six deadly words: “I’m not ready for a relationship." (The close cousin is “I’m not looking for anything serious.”)
Maybe we’ll get into that whole ordeal another time, but for now, the important thing to remember is Mr. Sugar (as we’ll refer to him from here on out) had repeatedly told me he didn’t want a commitment. Even went as far as to tell me that he encouraged me to date other people if it helped me from becoming attached to him, because that was a dead end road, with no exit to Commitmentville.
Enter too much alcohol. After another night of being rejected by Mr. Sugar, I had the realization that it was High & Dry’s birthday. (I have quite a few ex-boyfriends, several of whom I've chronicled here on Fuse, so let’s call this one High & Dry.) My mezcal-fueled fingertips raced to convey belated birthday wishes with a tinge of “I don’t give a shit though.” No response. Black out.
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