lucy's in a little sticky web.
after four months of flirtatious foreplay, she consummated her relationship with the new guy.
the only problem is the new guy knows her ex.

and whilst the act was earthshattering, she's now just as shattered with the guilt. so she's escaped to nyc for easter.

poor lucy. it's tough being friends with a bunch of top people. because what happens is that you meet other cool likeminded people. and eventually you'll like one of them. and the more attracted you are to them, the more likely they are to know your ex.

it's a new form of cocooning. a distinct little group of people who meet another distinct group of people and your circle grows and expands so that all these little circles intertwine. which means the awkward post-relationship groove gets dragged out further.

what is the protocol with exes? i have dated one or two of my friend's exes, but never before they have met the loves of their lives. it's just too awkward, and i am not the type of girl to covet my friend's men anyway. michaela shares my mantra. she makes like a same polar magnet and avoids her friends' exes at all cost. i have dated several guys who know each other though. one of them actually asked the permission of - or rather, broke the news to - my ex before we made our relationship official. (one has to go on a date or two to realise it's worth stiring the waters for). some people in friendship groups seem to just swap boyfriends. whilst this happens more during high school, i have seen it in grown ups. it's just too bizzaire. there's so many fish out there, swim to another school...