The one who got away but won't stay away..

We all have the one ex in our past. The one who at one point in our lives we thought was the one, you know who I'm talking about because I am pretty sure right now his picture is flashing on your brain, don't worry, it's happening to me too. That one guy you were in love with, your true love, and for whatever reason, however long ago, it ended. I am going to go out on a limb here and assume he broke up with you, face it ladies, that's usually how it goes. So there was a point where you were at your lowest, you didn't get out of bed except to go to the bathroom and get another pint of Ben and Jerry's Half Baked ice cream. You cried until you literally couldn't cry anymore. You thought your life was over (obviously, it wasn't.) Eventually, you got out of bed, put down the ice cream and moved on with your life. You are in a good place now. Sure, every now and then your mind will play a memory, and you will smile, maybe even feel a sharp pain in your gut, but then you shake it off and go back to your life. But, it never fails that these boys have like a special radar. A radar that tells them, "Well, her life seems to be going pretty well, so I think I should give her a call and mess things up." So they call. You see their name on your caller I.D. and it's like a natural disaster is happening. You freak, probably gasp out loud, grab the nearest person and go through 100 different questions in your mind and even though you know you should hit ignore, you answer. And then it happens, he speaks. Suddenly the floodgates of hell have opened and your feet float off the floor and your mind goes to mush and a thousand different pictures flash in your mind. Your first kiss, your first date, your first "I love you," all those sweet little memories, (funny, none of the bad things like the BREAK UP seem to come to mind.) You honestly don't even hear what he's saying because you are too busy shouting in your mind, "HE LOVES ME! He's coming back for me!" Wrong. He simply just wants to say hey and see what you are doing. So you have a little convo, catch-up, and then the conversation is over. He hangs up the phone and goes back to his guy life (whatever that means.) But your story is much different. The minute you hang up, you activate your friend phone tree and call everyone you know to see what they think. Your mind, and heart, is racing while you dissect every single word he said. (He totally wants you back.) Nevermind the fact that he only called to say hello (he was probably bored.) You are already planning your wedding. So finally, after you don't hear from him again, you realize that he doesn't want you back and he really did just call to say hello. Ouch. Why do they do this to us? Do they realize what kind of super-natural hold they still have on us? This obviously doesn't happen to them otherwise they wouldn't call. This unfortunate, but inevitable, scenario literally feels like another break-up. Think about you, you have to go all the steps again (hopefully quicker.) You cry, scream, pout. You even wonder why he is not calling again. And eventually, you move on with your life. That is, until he wants to catch-up again. What a vicious cycle. It's not fair that they can throw our lives completely upside down with one phone call, but yet they are completely unaffected by it. Typical male, no feelings. It makes you wonder why you ever date again, because the last thing I need is TWO guys doing this to me. One is more than enough. The Iphone needs to create an app for blocking ex-boyfriends unless they actually want to get together. Help a sister out all you computer nerds. My Iphone can do anything I want it to, and things I don't, but it can't help me avoid pain and suffering due to boys.