Things you should never tell her about your ex
Jun 26, 2009
Many men brag about their achievements, feats, conquests, name it. Now that is bad enough. But it is not as bad as a guy who is always finding ways to channel the conversation towards his ex.
By Anne Abaho
Many men brag about their achievements, feats, conquests, name it. Now that is bad enough. But it is not as bad as a guy who is always finding ways to channel the conversation towards his ex.
Personally, I prefer the ex news when it is limited to what I have asked. But if the conversation cannot flow without your ex punctuating it, then try to avoid the following about her if you love me.
She was wild and crazy … if you know what I mean. Well loser, even if you want to make me work harder on my intimate escapades with you, there are better ways to communicate You cannot expect making me imagine you naked with another girl, to be motivation for me to compete with the person I overthrew.
She really broke my heart. Well, I may wish to play mum to you now and then, but not to sooth your broken heart. Women want a manly man, who rises from such mishaps, raring to stampede on. Are you telling me how much you still dwell on the past or you are communicating your fear of commitment? If I can’t be good enough reason to forget her, then prepare to say similar things about me.
She had a nice figure and was very beautiful. The attractiveness of your ex is a delicate issue. If you are speaking comparatively, you know you are hurting my feelings by making me insecure about how I should stack up. And if I am ample sized, you are making me lose hope about our chances and sending me back to the boyfriend supermarket. Even if I ask, what I really want is for you to shrug and say, “She was OK’.
She was very brilliant. She may have been fluent in 10 languages, working on her fifth book, making macho sadists choke with laughter, lecturing professors and all, but that is probably why she dumped you. Do you want to risk me cleverer? Spare us. Any time we hear about another woman who can do it all, it makes us question our own successes and worldly attributes. If we also decided to conquer the world, blame yourself for making us feel there are other noble pursuits to make other than hanging out with you.
My parents really loved her. So are you setting me up for a battle to oust their ex daughter in law from their favour? Do you know how much women dread that bonding puzzle with their in laws? Telling me about someone who succeeded increases my anxiety because not only will I have failed to impress them, I will also have failed where she succeeded. Why don’t you just give me the code of penetrating their closed unit without referring to the ex?
She had many guys. Are we safe? Was she a prostitute, a stripper or a sex maniac? Who dates a girl who cannot keep her body private? So did you take an HIV test? Maybe you are to blame for the occasional itching I get somewhere sometimes! Well, certain things don’t build your image and they should be kept under the carpet.
We really had fun. Good for you, although I am a little jealous. But don’t blame me if I start demanding for the outings when you are reciting credit crunch problems non-stop. And if you think I have been hidden in a cave waiting for you to show me light, you are wrong. Better figure out why I don’t brag about my outings with the ex.
She used to do it like this! Oh, did she? Well, I am different and I too have my way. But above all, I want to be respected in my own right. I am not a new rail being placed on centuries old train tracks. Be open and discover my charm. If you still miss her ways, teach them to me without telling me it was her style. She probably copied it from elsewhere too.
She is trying to lure me back. If I caught you with her, that line would not save you. You are not a child, so you should know what you want and be strong enough to let her know you have moved on. And if you are hoping to make me a little jealous, you don’t know what you are asking for. Better let sleeping dogs lie.
That’s it. It is better to tell us nothing about her, nothing! It makes us feel safer when we are done with you and moved on, that you will not broadcast our secrets. It also gives us the freedom to be whatever we want to be without imagining what you will say when we have moved on. Say nothing, not even to make me feel better. Because that is a double edged sword.
Many men brag about their achievements, feats, conquests, name it. Now that is bad enough. But it is not as bad as a guy who is always finding ways to channel the conversation towards his ex.
Personally, I prefer the ex news when it is limited to what I have asked. But if the conversation cannot flow without your ex punctuating it, then try to avoid the following about her if you love me.
She was wild and crazy … if you know what I mean. Well loser, even if you want to make me work harder on my intimate escapades with you, there are better ways to communicate You cannot expect making me imagine you naked with another girl, to be motivation for me to compete with the person I overthrew.
She really broke my heart. Well, I may wish to play mum to you now and then, but not to sooth your broken heart. Women want a manly man, who rises from such mishaps, raring to stampede on. Are you telling me how much you still dwell on the past or you are communicating your fear of commitment? If I can’t be good enough reason to forget her, then prepare to say similar things about me.
She had a nice figure and was very beautiful. The attractiveness of your ex is a delicate issue. If you are speaking comparatively, you know you are hurting my feelings by making me insecure about how I should stack up. And if I am ample sized, you are making me lose hope about our chances and sending me back to the boyfriend supermarket. Even if I ask, what I really want is for you to shrug and say, “She was OK’.
She was very brilliant. She may have been fluent in 10 languages, working on her fifth book, making macho sadists choke with laughter, lecturing professors and all, but that is probably why she dumped you. Do you want to risk me cleverer? Spare us. Any time we hear about another woman who can do it all, it makes us question our own successes and worldly attributes. If we also decided to conquer the world, blame yourself for making us feel there are other noble pursuits to make other than hanging out with you.
My parents really loved her. So are you setting me up for a battle to oust their ex daughter in law from their favour? Do you know how much women dread that bonding puzzle with their in laws? Telling me about someone who succeeded increases my anxiety because not only will I have failed to impress them, I will also have failed where she succeeded. Why don’t you just give me the code of penetrating their closed unit without referring to the ex?
She had many guys. Are we safe? Was she a prostitute, a stripper or a sex maniac? Who dates a girl who cannot keep her body private? So did you take an HIV test? Maybe you are to blame for the occasional itching I get somewhere sometimes! Well, certain things don’t build your image and they should be kept under the carpet.
We really had fun. Good for you, although I am a little jealous. But don’t blame me if I start demanding for the outings when you are reciting credit crunch problems non-stop. And if you think I have been hidden in a cave waiting for you to show me light, you are wrong. Better figure out why I don’t brag about my outings with the ex.
She used to do it like this! Oh, did she? Well, I am different and I too have my way. But above all, I want to be respected in my own right. I am not a new rail being placed on centuries old train tracks. Be open and discover my charm. If you still miss her ways, teach them to me without telling me it was her style. She probably copied it from elsewhere too.
She is trying to lure me back. If I caught you with her, that line would not save you. You are not a child, so you should know what you want and be strong enough to let her know you have moved on. And if you are hoping to make me a little jealous, you don’t know what you are asking for. Better let sleeping dogs lie.
That’s it. It is better to tell us nothing about her, nothing! It makes us feel safer when we are done with you and moved on, that you will not broadcast our secrets. It also gives us the freedom to be whatever we want to be without imagining what you will say when we have moved on. Say nothing, not even to make me feel better. Because that is a double edged sword.