If you run into an X LOVER - Don't 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...