What is considered a reaction? What would you have done?

[whatdreamsmaycome]

I'm just curious, so here's the hypothetical:

 

You walk into a room where your ex is, the moment you walk into the room, he (or she) loudly starts a conversation about girlfriends/boyfriends /love interests.

 

Q1. What would you have done the moment you heard this conversation starting?

 

Q2. Would you infer from the way this occurred that he/she was doing it to get a reaction out of you, or merely that you had bad-timing.

 

Q3. If you chose to stay in the room during this conversation, why would you do so.

 

Q4. If you saw this happening to another person (ie., a guy/girl walks into a room and their ex strikes up a conversation with someone else about girlfriends/boyfriends, etc... what would you think about that person.

 

Q5. If you saw that person (the original person who walked into the room), walk out of the room after their ex's conversation stopped, what would you think? Would that be considered a "reaction"?

 

Thanks!

[strive]

I think it depends on what stage are you in healing? For me I'm more than halfway there and this is probably my reaction

 

1) I'd leave, but calmly. I won't compromise my healing for pride. I'd probably snort or roll my eyes first before leaving.

 

2.) Depends. If you just walked in on an ongoing conversation, maaaayybe it's just bad timing. But if he deliberately starts it after you're well into the room, then he's just being a douche. Thank your stars you're no longer with him.

 

3.) Pride. To show that I'm not affected by it. But see number 1.

 

4.) A douche. If I know them both and their breakup story, I'd either stop being friends with him immediately and lose all respect for him if we're not that close or smack him upside the head and berate him if he's a close friend.

 

5.) Yes, it's definitely a reaction. Either from hurt or anger or jealousy or anything.

[Riou]

Just coincidental.

[strive]

4.) A douche. If I know them both and their breakup story, I'd either stop being friends with him immediately and lose all respect for him if we're not that close or smack him upside the head and berate him if he's a close friend.

 

Edit: Only if it's deliberately done!