Ohhhhh you guys. The people next to me at this restaurant I was just at were having a conversation that made me want to stay, pick at my meal, and not leave.

So there was this pretty woman and guy in their late 30's eating and at first I thought they were old friends based on how they were talking (She said something about going to his parents house years ago). They were clearly catching up after not seeing each other for a while.

She was filling him in on life. How she wanted to move back east and how happy she is at her job. He was being super complementary and they were laughing and having a great time. At one point she mentions that she had lived in (insert LA neighborhood) and how she hated it.

She moved there to live with a guy (who had a host of issues) and said it was the darkest 2 years of her life. ALL OF A SUDDEN this guy pivots and goes "actually... why did we end?" THEY'RE NOT FRIENDS THEY'RE EXES AND THEY'RE SEEING EACH OTHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.

I am now realizing that I am noticeably leaning over in my seat.

From there they go into how she thought he was THE ONE and how he wasn't ready and based on something happened (i couldn't hear) and how as a defense mechanism... she pulled away. They both start taking ownership for things and talking about what they could have done better.

The waitress brings me my check and I fill her in like "girl. you gotta do some laps." and she was like "oh my god i heard them say something about going out for the first time 10 years ago." So now we are both invested.

was trying to recount what went wrong in a relationship in her late 20's and I wanted to spin around and scream "YOU GUYS SHOULD GO ON MORE DATES HE CLEARLY STILL LOVES YOU" but decided to mind my business.

At one point he was like "I thought we were going to take two months to not talk while i talked through it with a therapist." and then she stressed how she just emotionally shut down to protect herself. WHEW. Anyways. I'm rooting for these people and I loved their self awareness.