Gist: See Why Ex-Boyfriends Actually Make For The Best Friends

Shortly after a breakup, a city dweller realizes how small a large city of over 2.7 million people can feel. Having been born and raised in a city of under 100,000 people, I know (too well) the fear of running into exes. It was either chance these run-ins, or accept your fate as a hermit. While I initially thought this was an annoying quirk of a small town, I quickly learned this is actually an unwritten law of the universe. Once two people formally decide they no longer want to spend time together (widely known in layman’s terms as a breakup), they will be forced against their will to run into each other. This funny “joke” played on you by