So just for clarification, the ex gf and I were never intimate. Even calling her a gf is a stretch as it was in the 8th grade and all we did was hold hands and talk on the phone.
We gradually grew apart and aside from following each other on Facebook there hasn’t been any real contact since graduation.
I still remembered her mom, though. For the sake of the story we’ll call her Diane. We met on several occasions 8+ years ago. I’ve eaten at their dinner table and Dianne even gave me a ride home after school a few times. So when I saw her on a dating app I immediately recognized her.
(I love older women…always have. It’s pretty common for me to search by age 40-60. Never thought I’d see someone I know)
I messaged Dianne and said hi and we began catching up. She remembered me and brought me up to speed as far as the ex gf was concerned. Sadly Dianne’s husband had passed away a little over a year prior so I offered my condolences.