I ran into the XW at the store last night. Stopped in after a night out with friends...this was the first random encounter...in years I guess, but certainly since signing the papers 2 weeks ago.
I was buying groceries for Xmas dinner with my kids. Went down an aisle and hit the main aisle and she was right there. Dressed oddly for her, like she was much younger than 40 (we live in a college town; also she just moved into some apartments with a lot of college-aged people according to my son. May be part of the suspected MLC, or may be nothing.).
I did a double-take because I recognized her but her outfit threw me. I kept heading in her general direction (was on my way to a specific aisle) and said, Hi. She stopped and turned slightly like she was going to talk. She said, How are you? I nodded and said, Doing well, thanks...and just turned and kept going.
The whole thing gave me a sick feeling. Seeing her makes me uncomfortable but I can't really say it's anger or sadness or anything specific. This D hasn't slowed me down too much, but I clearly am still dragging more baggage than I thought else I wouldn't have felt bad the rest of the night.
