Is it normal that i hate my ex being nice to me

I very occasionally run into my ex with the partner she left me for, formerly my friend and not hers, and they always relate to me as if we're all still good friends. In fact the breakup was very nasty on their part and this has never been discussed, let alone apologised for.

These meetings are always unexpected and they give me kisses and hugs I don't want from them. I managed to avoid physical contact yesterday but still felt trapped into chatting with them in the street.

The ex said she'd been trying to find me for ages, I said "Well I haven't been hiding, I'm in the white pages book and on the net. I sent you an email ages ago and you didn't reply," and she said "Oh my computer broke down," Yeah, like you can't access yr emails from another computer?

I don't understand why I didn't say that at the time and only thought it, or why I didn't ask her about what was in the email, which asked about important stuff of my daughter's they took in the breakup. More importantly, when she left me she totally abandoned my daughter, to whom she'd been like a mother for many years.

Why am I nice to people who don't deserve it just because now they're being nice to me?

She asked for & I gave my phone number and I want to prepare myself to be a lot more honest if/when she calls me, because this nicey-nicey game makes me feel really sick in the gut.

(We're all women, by the way, just in case hetero assumptions confuse some readers.)

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  • Abnerocks

    I got this feeling (not the first time) just now! Definitely normal in my life. I'll be reading a book or watching a movie with a love story and I'll feel that I can't wait to see the guy I love, until I remember: I don't have a guy!! I feel like I'd know him if I saw him but I have no idea what he'd look like

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    • Ellenna

      Ummm what is your post doing on here?

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      • Abnerocks

        Lol I actually have no idea. I definitely meant to comment on a completely different post--I've never seen this question before

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  • KeepsakeDoll

    Personally I'd advice you to just be blunt and say, "I don't want to keep contact with you." You could go into detail of why, but that might prolong the chat.

    If you don't like being direct, then uh.. I got nothing >.>

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    • Ellenna

      Yeah thanks ... I usually do like being direct, it's just in this situation I don't seem to be able to be my usual self, maybe because the meetings are always totally unexpected and in public.

      I'm thinking that rather than waiting for her to call me it'd be better to take the initiative and tell her and her partner exactly what you suggest.

      Thanks!

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  • if she rings yawn and be distant friendly from afar , if you meet her smile and keep walking , you're a pane of glass you're a pane of glass

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  • Ellenna

    Thanks heaps for the votes, people but I'd love some comments feedback too .... I guess I should've asked for ideas on how to respond when/if she does call me

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