What part of "EX" don't you understand?!!

ex- without, not including, or without the right to have, or upwards. You ever wanted to just break that definition down to someone? Get them to understand that while you may be a girl and you may have been some type of friend... the most important part of your title is "EX". You are an EX-girl-friend! Same with the men. Some people are secure enough to accept their mate being friends with a past love but some people just aren't. And, yes, it is healthy and a good sign if you have that security but are you wrong if you don't? The thing to ponder over is "what is there to talk about?" The good ol' times? NO! How things could have been? NO! If things didn't work, fine but why continue out communication? It's totally understandable if two people had been childhood friends and tried to make something happen that just didn't work out and you don't want to lose that friend. "So why can't we ALL be friends?" Look at things as if the shoe was on the other foot *cliche* but helpful. The thing is old loves have shared something prior (in most cases) than the current "boo", there is history and old emotions, even simple memories. Why do that to yourself? You may not be as strong as you think you are and you almost never know the other person's real intentions. The worst case, though, is the ex who won't go away. Why would you continue to show your face in a place where all you're doing is irritating a situation and hurting your own feelings? Now don't get me wrong, everyone has had that one person whose family became yours and everyone got along, hell you still got invites after the break-up. But if both of you aren't comfortable and there's a new love in their life you really should just make like an egg... "beat it" lol. Seriously, your motives are obvious and your presence is annoying. What part of "ex" don't you understand?