What Crazy Lengths Have You Gone To Just To Avoid An Ex?
Posted by: Simcha Whitehill
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8:30AM, Tuesday July 28th 2009
We told you about his womanizing at the Royal Ascot Horse Race, but now Simon Cowell has even gone and outdone himself. The “American Idol” judge invited 17 of his ex-girlfriends to his 50th birthday shindig this weekend. You know he just wants his ex-gfs to fight over who gets to do him on his birthday. Or maybe he’ll make America vote them off one by one? Lame.
Seriously, what kind of celebration is that? Sure, it’s one thing if you cross paths with someone you dated and say hello, but it’s quite another to rub them all in each other’s faces.
I, for one, have gone to extreme lengths to avoid my exes. Heck, I’ve literally turned into a ninja to avoid bumping into one ex, who works right around the corner from my gynecologist. Can you imagine seeing him then?
“So what are you up to?”
“Oh you know, just getting my pap smeared because I screwed some random dirty stranger.”
Ugh. So, to avoid this scenario, I transfer subway trains two times and then I schlep an extra ten blocks just to not have to walk past his work or get off at his stop. Plus: I always schedule my appointments in the morning, when he’s guaranteed to be at his desk. Whew!
But that’s not all I’ve done for him, I’ve also avoided my favorite band’s reunion tour and changed my usual bar, all in an attempt to stay out of his way. Sigh, the things we do for love have got nothing on the sacrifices we make to avoid those we used to love! Wouldn’t you agree?
What kinda crazy stuff have you done to avoid an ex?
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blondekris
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 09:01 am: [report]
I’ve done the usual, ducking around the corner and sprinting away so we don’t cross paths.
*sam*
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 09:06 am: [report]
at my college, there was a 2nd floor path that pretty much went to every building on campus (excluding the art bldg and the library, but it did go all the way out to the gym oddly enough). anyway, to avoid any unpleasant sitings, I used to use the upstairs walkway to get to wherever I needed to go… even though all of my classes were on the 1st floor.
but on the plus side, I did end up losing a few pounds from all the stair climbing!!!
Raugiel
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 09:30 am: [report]
If 17 of Simon’s ex’s still want to go to a party with him, I think that speaks well of him. I have ex’s who I am still happy to see, because they are good guys even though our romance didn’t work out. Of course, there’s always the possiblity that lots of money and fame is what keeps them comming back to the big party, in which case….
CarleRae
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 10:52 am: [report]
I moved out of the sweetest cottage, quit a swell job and
moved to the mountains of UTAH!
Good thing that life has been leaps and bounds better since I’ve been hiding out from Mormons and the bitter Hobbitt that kept me from my favorite bar.
sparklestar
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 11:54 am: [report]
Nothing! Why would I need to avoid any of them? I don’t care!
Oliveira
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 12:17 pm: [report]
I have accidentally moved abroad…
and the exes here… I don’t give a poo about them, I’m far too fabulous to care. If they see me, I’m going to smile and wave and look gorgeous and make them regret they aren’t with me.
(I will change my tune, though, if I am accidentally not looking fabulous at the time. Then I will climb, hide behind cars, pretend to kiss strangers and put shopping bags on my head.)
retro chic
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 12:40 pm: [report]
@Oliveira: hilarious and fab as usual… Love it when you ‘accidentally’ drop by.
Alzaetia
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 01:26 pm: [report]
The restraining orders usually do the trick for me…
joyy
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 01:38 pm: [report]
Moving across the country helps not just with avoiding annoying relatives and horrid weather, but exes too!
He’s not the reason why I moved, of course, but never having to see him again was just one of the many, many perks of high-tailing it out of the east coast (a term used very, very loosely).
Lynn
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 02:51 pm: [report]
What? I don’t do anything to avoid exes. Even though I’m only really friends with 1 anymore, I would still be happy to see any of my exes. Just to say hi, see what he’s up to, make sure he’s doing well and is happy…
That being said, an ex (one of the ones I’m not really friends with anymore) invited me to his birthday party and I didn’t go. The most recent time I’ve seen him after we broke up, he basically told me that he still loved me and wanted to be with me. I’m not going to make an effort to into that ocean of emotions again, so I wasn’t going to go to a party where I would be around him, drunk, for hours. But I’d be glad to see him on the street and make 2 min of small talk, absolutely.
ThatChick
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 05:44 pm: [report]
As a former car whore, (I like a nice ride, preferably a classic from the 60’s or 70’s)I can spot a former love’s ride a mile a way. And I keep driving.
catscratchfever
wrote on July 29 2009 @ 12:01 am: [report]
I moved 2,645 miles away. Of course it was for a number of reasons, but getting away from exes was a definite bonus.
finally-bride
wrote on August 14 2009 @ 03:27 pm: [report]
i climb up 15 flights of stairs to avoid him in the elevator
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