by qixsilver on Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:22 am
A few thoughts:
How is she bringing up her ex? Is it in a wistful "Oh gee, he was really great, why did it end?" or maybe "He was such an asshole..". She may be watching for your response to see if you'll qualify yourself for her. ie, it could be a test. Don't play that game with her, it's bullshit that leads nowhere, instead, I'd agree with whatever she's telling you she hates about him - in a joking manner and change the subject.
ie:
her: "My last boyfriend was so possessive!"
me: "Oh! you should never date me then, I'd call you all the time, in fact, I'd probably bug your car and have you followed by some guy in a dark trenchcoat who would tell me all the naughty things you did that day."
Then maybe try to spin that into all the naughty things you think she might have done. Frame her either how you would want her to be with you, or in a funny way. (Yeah, he'd probably tell me about all the circus performers you slept with. God girl, the things you did on a trapeeze should be illegal!)
The point is turn the conversation away from her ex, and make the new conversation more interesting / moving you toward your goal of seducing her / framing her as your girlfriend / whatever.
If she insists on talking about her ex, there's probably a hangup there that you don't want to get in the middle of. To paraphrase for ShaMaN - You don't want to become her emotional tampon. If she persists, then you might just be honest with her and in a very canibus-y fashion tell her "I'm not interested in talking about this." or if necessary "Do you want to live your life in your past, or move on?" Either are fairly ballsy, but if you find that they seem like the only real options to get her to shut up about mr. wonderful or mr. asshole, then it might be time to consider finding a different girl to spend your time with anyway, so they're worth saying to her.
Temper this with the situation she's telling you about him though. If it's in comfort, and she's not ALWAYS bringing it up, she may just be trying to share some experiences that she holds close to her heart, and is only seeking comfort with you - that's a good thing. If you answer like I mentioned above, then you're not going to come off as a smooth alpha, rather as an asshole. If you're in comfort and she brings it up, listen, and then share your own story about an ex, and then move on to another topic, but don't dwell too long in ex-ville or you risk her seeing you as a friend/confidant, and your chances of being more than a friend begin to plummet.
My 2 cents.