the problem is that this is not a movie

so exes of your present ( and hopefully eternal future) are not dorks, mean, perverted or bitchy people but people you are most likely to like and understand and maybe admire

and be foolishly jealous of

it doesnt help at all that they are accomplished smart nice people

(though you would not want them to be losers)

you do need something to pin onto them and say to the love of your life

thank god you didnt end up with them

and hope that they think it too