It's about that time. Summer's winding down and people are beginning to set their sights on the fall. All is not well, however. First of all, all lot of us will be leaving DC, which is depressing in its own right. Secondly, if you'll recall, my very first blog was about how people should give up their summer, long-term relationships and enjoy their summer. This is the issue that requires my immediate attention.

There is a danger that lurks in the waning months of July and that danger manifests itself in a very stealthy way. It's around this time that the ex that I convinced you to dump in early June tries to reestablish contact. Believe me, I know. This is a very transparent move and reeks of opportunism and desperation, but let's be honest. It feels good to be in touch and yeah he/she is kinda cute and s/he's doing such great things bladdy bladdy blah.

My advice is to STAY AWAY. If you've had little to no contact with a person over an entire summer's time and suddenly they want to be BFFL again you should be cautious. Most likely your ex is trying reposition him/herself for the fall. No, this doesn't mean you two are meant to be together. It means that s/he didn't have much luck over the summer and is looking to strike gold in your pants when both of you should be in the library study for those annoying little things called classes.

I know it's hard. Believe me, I've been there. But do you really want to have a revolving door of relationships? Especially with someone who basically ignored you while on the prowl in New York or Boston. Yes, I'm the one that told you to dump this person, but that doesn't mean that said person deserved it. And if they didn't they wouldn't have been MIA until they decided to do some advance work for the fall...

Today's (second) Sartorialist. Make sure to wear stuff like this when you return home just to make your ex jealous. It's SO much more fun that way... Also, this is really sad if you know the person.