Dating

It must be something in the air lately, but I’ve had more people than usual tell me that they met someone whose ex is still in the picture. I was asked if they should continue to hope that the person that they’re interested will get rid of the ex.

Basically if your interest’s ex is around, you may have a problem. If the person that you’re interested in refuses after a long while to push the ex away and focus on you, you may want to focus on other options. Ex’s can be messy and you don’t want any part of that drama. You also don’t want to get your heart smashed to bits.

Here’s some hope for you. For the most part, not all but many people will push their ex out of their life if there is a potential new person in the picture. If they person is interested in you and they want more, there’s no need for the ex to be anywhere around. Slowly but surely, you may start to represent the present and future while the ex will just represent the past.

If the ex is in the picture and s/he wants your interest back and/or you suspect that your interest still has strong feelings, it’s a situation you don’t want to be involved in. Don’t force them to get rid of the ex, but honestly express how you feel and take it from there. You can’t make someone do something that they’re not willing to do.