Hmm...good question.

Going to see an ex can be a traumatic or fun experience but it all depends on what expectations you have going in.

So let's start there, he's your ex for a reason right? Just go as somebody who knows somebody who's there to have a good time. Of course, this is assuming that you aren't all meeting up to bury the hatchet and hopefully try again.

I've met up with exes of mine before and let me tell you...#awkward. However, that was partially because we were both expecting it to be awkward, so we made it so. Then we both admitted as much, laughed, and then let the good times roll.

Keep your emotions in check. Nothing can ruin a night better than two emotional trainwrecks who love veering off the tracks into the murky abyss of the unknown or of the fork in the road of what happened. In fact, I think that's what generally ruins most outings between exes, somebody ALWAYS wants to rehash the past. And if you can both do it in a respectful and non-emotional way, then great. Non-emotional is asking a lot, but in a way that both sides can speak their peace so that you can move forward, then great.

So I think it all just depends on what you're meeting for? Are you looking to catch up on old times and see how you've been living without one another...as friends? If so, cool...just go in with your head held high and be happy. But if there are some serious unresolved issues then you've just got to keep your emotions in check. Even if you're going in to show him what he lost out on, don't flaunt, just be you and let him see for himself.

But basically, just be yourself and have no expectations and you might find yourself having a good time.