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"Sometimes, I am pleasantly surprised by my own maturity. Last night, I managed to spend an evening with an old boyfriend without crying/yelling/falling back in love. Go, me!\nI dated Mr. Hipster, as we&amp;#39;ll call him, three years ago with absolutely disastrous results. He was already dating someone else at the time&amp;#8212;and refused to break up with her. And because I was weak--I put up with it. I told friends that it was just so complicated, but after months of clandestine meetings, hushed phone calls and intense feelings, I realized that it wasn&amp;#39;t complex at all&amp;#8212;he was just a jerk who liked having two girlfriends.\nI finally pulled the plug, went into a long period of mourning and refused to speak to him again until we ran into each other just a few weeks ago. I hate to admit it, but I was reminded pretty quickly why I fell for him in the first place&amp;#8212;he&amp;#39;s smart, funny, cute&amp;#8212;and since then, we&amp;#39;ve been communicating\u2026in a VERY flirtatious way.\nBut then, our mutual friend reminded me why I deleted his number&amp;#8212;apparently, he has a girlfriend. One he neglected to tell me about, of course. I guess some things never change! Rather than block him on Facebook, I decided to see if maybe, just maybe, we could hang out and not have it turn into a drama-fest.\nLast night, I invited him to a performance by the band Phoenix for SPIN magazine&amp;#39;s 25th anniversary issue. If you&amp;#39;re not familiar with the French group, check them out ASAP!\nSurprisingly, we had a great time. No intense discussions or holding hands&amp;#8212;just two people (who still have a lot of chemistry) swaying along to &amp;quot;1901&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Lisztomania.&amp;quot;\nSo can I be friends with my ex? Today, the answer is yes. Tomorrow? Who knows\u2026\nAre you pals with your old boyfriends? Do you think it&amp;#39;s a good idea or just tempting fate? Should I stay away from Mr. Hipster? Or can people change and mature?\nFor more\u2026\nAfternoon confessional: 4 reasons I talk about my exes\nHow Jennifer Aniston survived a run-in with an old beau!\nDoes your former flame still expect you to be there for him?\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nVisit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10!\nEnter the latest Glamour sweepstakes!\nFollow us on Twitter\nAdd us to your iGoogle homepage"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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