Did I Just Hit On My Ex-Boyfriend's New Husband?

We'll literally never know!

A photo I took of my first major crush in college, a dreamy fellow RA. Beebe Lake, Ithaca, New York.

One of the things that’s kind of annoying about my brain but also leads to some good creative breakthroughs is that I’m never NOT thinking about something, I’m never NOT allowing a stream of hypotheticals run through my head. Often, these hypotheticals are kind of stressful like “what if I left the oven on and my house burns down?” But sometimes, they’re really funny. One of the more enjoyable things I’ve pondered lately is “What if I’ve hit on my ex-boyfriend’s new husband without knowing?”

That scenario is entirely possible. Mostly because I have no idea what my ex’s husband looks like (or if they’re even still married). When I break up with someone, I totally block them out of my life and ban my friends from talking about them. I have no idea if this is healthy or not, but I feel like it’s slightly healthier than being the guy who stalks his ex online and knows everything they’re doing.