h2>Dating : How I Ended Up Googling My Ex
This doesn’t end like you think it will
I used to date that guy.
You know him. The one who stands out in any crowd because he’s so unusual. He’s usually loud. Funny. Memorable.
And he used to be everywhere. I’d turn around and there he was. Again.
And then he just…disappeared.
I knew better than to contact him. After all, he has no boundaries. Once the gates are open, he calls open season, and I just don’t have time to turn the gun back toward him all the time.
I hate being Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in a bad rendition of our relationship’s “Wabbit season, duck season!”
So I generally keep my distance and wait to hear news from a mutual connection, or even from his hot brother who I sometimes see around.
And I’m perfectly fine with seeing his hot brother around! Boy, did I ever pick the wrong brother!
But he’s really been gone for quite a while, which is unusual.
So when I went to write this piece for the Human Prompt about silence, it got me thinking about him more than I have in years. What’s he been up to?
Honestly, when we were dating, he was so reckless that I figured I’d get a call from his hot brother or his mother that he’d died somehow. I wouldn’t have been surprised.
And even though he’s in his 50s now, when I decided to google him, I was thinking the first hit that would come up would be his obituary saying he’d done something stupid and died because of it.
Or that he’d moved to India to become a swami.
Neither would have surprised me.
He really was that guy.
And while other people grow and mature, he seemed to want to maintain his that guy status to the detriment of all else because, well, he’s that guy.
It’s only amusing up to a point. But he never got that. He never got why he was stuck on a hamster wheel while everyone else seemed to move forward.
Let me tell you, I’m so glad I jumped off that hamster wheel!
So, he’d never been a big computer person and didn’t jump on the social media bandwagon like I would’ve guessed his attention-seeking self would.
I found a few video clips, the fact that he’s a wannabe actor, and a couple of photos. The latest stuff seemed to be from 2014.
Strange. But I was glad I didn’t find an obit.
He may have driven me crazy while we were dating, and even afterward, but I still don’t wish him harm.
Then I googled his hot brother just so I could cleanse the palette of the ex that keeps marching on to unknown beats.
Damn, the brother’s a fine-lookin’ fella! And, of course, he’s far more successful than his older brother will ever be. (Something which drove my ex batty.)
I’d never pursue the brother, despite perceived interest. But it’s still fun to think about on occasion.
Alas, I digress. Despite not finding anything current, my gut says the ex continues on being that guy. I hope it means he found his calling, whatever that may have been.
Considering the ideas he threw at me (none of which he ever executed beyond idea stage despite my constant offers to help him launch anything), he may very well be collecting alms in India. And I wish him well because, well, he’s that guy.
