Rhetorical True or False: Exes – if you can’t be lovers, then you can’t be friends who invite each other to hang out and have discussions about our lives like normal friends do. Do you think the friendship would be one-sided? Do you think the person who did the breaking up would be more open about their life?

I’m trying to have a normal friendship with Becky O. but I’m unsure if she wants that. I feel like I’m the only one making the effort to make first contact. I thought we could have something solid, maybe I’m wrong. “But we broke up” seems to be the most used phrase by her even though I’m merely trying to maintain a friendship. I see no reason those words should ever be uttered in the case of a lasting friendship. Maybe it’s just me. A lot of things are.

I had a fun time hanging out with her and the kids on Wednesday night. I contacted her initially to return her daughter’s booster seat though she asked if I could buy dinner. I purchased a family dinner from Popeyes and Kate just ate some corn on the cob. Evan and I were making poop jokes at the dinner table. Afterwards we were playing swords with the pointing poker stabber jabber thingies and Kate whacked my finger by mistake. Ouch. Sat on the couch and Bex plopped right next to me with wine in hand. I was poking her with the tool and she’d shoo it away after awhile. She was smiling so I didn’t think she was offended by my gestures. Maybe it was just the wine. (I wasn’t drinking any alcohol.). No lovey dovey stuff, just playing around.

After I left and returned home, we were having fun discussions online about astrological findings through astro.com.

Thoughts that circulate through my head.