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"Hey girls, want to discuss and overanalyze a totally silly story about an almost run-in I had this weekend? You know you do! Next time this happens to me, you can bet an ex will be nearby. I will probably be wearing a bra though. Having your past thrown in your face via the Internet is annoying, but running into your past in person can be downright embarrassing. Let&amp;amp;#8217;s discuss the odds of running into someone you&amp;amp;#8217;d rather not see in a situation where you come out looking good: I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t fact check this (nor do I really understand odds) but I think it&amp;amp;#8217;s scientifically like, one in a billion. But this weekend, I beat the odds! Saturday afternoon, I had an awesome time hanging out with some of my friends at a local street festival, sampling food truck deliciousness. And somehow, I managed to stumble into the perfect situation to run into an ex-whatever (read: guy I kind of liked who hurt my feelings by ditching me after a few short weeks of dating, proving my dating jinx). I was dressed up in a super-cute chambray halter dress and wedges, having a unusually good hair day by employing a sweetly heat resistant ponytail (modeled after this one!), rocking red lipstick, and most importantly, having a great time with the best people. Exactly how you&amp;amp;#8217;d want to appear when you see someone who rejected you, right? But of course, I squandered the opportunity by not having the nerve to say hi or make my presence known. After a half-hearted attempt to make eye contact, I decide to just slink away, and he never even saw me (or possibly pretended not to, but whatevs). Which I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t really care about, except when I got to thinking&amp;amp;#133;you just know the next time I run into him (or any other guy I don&amp;amp;#8217;t want to see), I&amp;amp;#8217;ll be sporting sweatpants and greasy hair, slumped in a movie theater crying into a giant bucket of popcorn. Blerg. I wasted a golden opportunity! Oh well, what can you do but laugh? And obviously, tell you guys all the details when the inevitable disastrous run-in happens any day now. (P.S. That same day, I actually ran into another guy I&amp;amp;#8217;ve hung out with a few times too! Further fueling my confusion about non-New York City dating. Lindsey swears this happens Manhattan too, but it didn&amp;#x27;t for me and it&amp;#x27;s happening with an alarming frequency in the Midwest so far!) Have you ever managed to orchestrate a non-disastrous run in with someone from your past? Or did you last see your ex when you were wearing no makeup and buying a cheesy self-help book? How often do you run into guys you&amp;#x27;ve dated or are dating? Tell me, tell me! Handle those awkward run-ins better: *The 10 Things You Should Say/Do When You Run Into Your Ex *The Dos and Don&amp;#x27;ts of Seeing Your Ex (Dun, Dun, Dun....) *Best (and Worst!) Run-ins With an Ex Photo: Thinkstock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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