IF YOU RUN INTO AN X-LOVER - DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This is what happened. I went to meet a new freelance client downtown. I am standing on a corner at a red light and across the way at the opposite light, I spot an X LOVER (this happens at several intersections on a weekly basis). The decision process begins. Let’s run through this together. Here are the choices: A - Walk briskly and pretend not to see him. B - Same as A except pretend to be talking to someone on my cell phone. C - Just be mature, polite, and normal for 3 minutes. Do the “How are you?” thing, listen attentively and then move along. D - At all costs, back up slowly, keeping your eye on the subject and cross at a different intersection. I chose option "D" I'm heading down the wrong street in the wrong direction and I'm thinking to myself, "Maybe I should consider going back into therapy” when things suddenly get worse. I see a relative coming straight my way and I know from vast experience that she is a close talker with halitosis (that's th