you went over to hang out and then the guy started acting cold toward you. There is only one reason I can think of for why you dont want your ex to know after he gave this friend your number but I dont want to assume anything or insult you accidently by asking a very personal question. I can only tell you that if you are recently broken up and this guy asked for your number....then he may have been just looking for someone who was emotionally vulnerable and whatever you did or did not do most likely is the reason for the coldness. Take Care.

Or he may have been kind of interested in you because of what the ex may have said about you. He found out what you are like, and now his curiosity is satisfied. Or maybe he didn't feel the 2 of you clicked. There could be many reasons why. If you are curious, ask him.

Are you even over your ex yet?

Hi Imecklen: You went out with your ex's friend and you said "I know it could never work." I take that to mean you felt from the beginning it would never work.

After my first marriage broke up, in a few years I started to date and finally met a nice guy and we dated a few years. After we broke up and we broke up on a friendly basis, his friend contacted me (my number was listed in the phone book) and wanted to talk to me about the breakup and to do it over dinner. He explained it was just to talk about the breakup and this was a good guy so I trusted him.

After dinner, he walked me to the car and when I told him good night and was getting my keys out, he pounced and I fought him off, gave him my knee and slapped his face hard and left. He wasn't a good guy and he was a pig. He figured I was vulnerable and this was a good time to take advantage. When I saw the ex boyfriend when I out, I told him about his friend and what happened and he was not happy because he didn't want his friends doing that stuff to anybody, let alone me.

So I want you to consider saying no to any future friends of the ex that call to go out. Five months isn't a long time after a breakup and you are still vulnerable. You don't want to put yourself out there to his friends no matter what story they may give you because they may try to take advantage of you. Take care and many, many hugs.

sure he is acting different? If he is, then only he would know. Seems early in the "relationship" that you two are creating to be over analyzing it. I would just let be what is and continue to focus on you getting back in to your own groove. If he comes around and you want to hang with him, then do. But don't push aside your own well being and progression you are making for yourself.

be good and true to you...