once in a while, an ex-boyfriend magically turns himself into a good friend. while most of my exes remain to be non-entities in my life to this day, it's pretty hard to ignore an ex who has been your brother's (and yours too) friend for the last sixteen years of your life.

now, as if being an ex is bad enough, things are even more awkward if your ex happens to be married with a lovely daughter and you're expected to make an appearance in his birthday dinner this coming saturday.

are you supposed to be pretty or dowdy?
what gift are you supposed to give him?
how do you make small talk to the wife?
are you still allowed to give him a birthday peck on the cheek?

am i even supposed to show up? *sigh*

been thinking of these for the last 24 hours and i still don't have an answer.

maybe there's a reason why you're not supposed to be friends with your ex, and this, well, this happens to be one of them.