I know it hurts when someone you love turns around and walks away.  It hurts even more to watch him walking along with someone else.  Then, he looks over at you like… “See what you are missing.” That happened to me once.  I was at a Christmas party and my ex and his new girlfriend walked in.  They proceed to sit down across from me.  She sat on his lap.  I’m not sure if she knew I was his ex, but the look on his face as she kissed him up and down his neck was…”Your loss sweetheart.”  Guess what I did?  Well, I just sat there watching this display and said to myself “Why are they putting on this show?  Is he so insecure that he has to rub it in my face.  That’s sad.”  So, I just acted like they were not there and had a grand time talking to the hostess.  Not much later, he breaks up with THAT girl, goes off and gets another gal pregnant and has to marry her.  But guess who he could not stop talking about for years… ME.  Sweet sisters, I know it’s hard to watch ex-boyfriends be jerks and rub your nose into their (supposed) new found happiness.  Just remember that new girlfriend, she just inherited all your old problems. Poor thing.  She doesn’t know.  But she will. In the meantime, be brave, say what you need to say and then go pursue your happiness.  It takes courage to walk away from people who insist on wallowing in the muck.  Remember, anyone who tries to bring you down just to feel better about themselves is stuck in the muck.  You do not need to join them.  Say what is needed to the boy in question.  Keep it short and to the point.  Save the extemporaneous (extra) stuff to a trusted friend, write it in a story or in a blog post. The strength in being a writer, you see, is that folks need to be careful what they do or say around us.  Anything that we go through can be used as subject matter in a story or post. (Hee Hee!) 🙂