In some of these aforementioned cases, getting back together as a couple is very different than being spotted out in the wild with an ex.
But the glut of times this has happened recently, albeit for different reasons, is just uncanny.
Maybe we should be declaring it “hot ex summer.”
The point is, people do sometimes see exes for a variety of reasons and I’d assume the more complications — like children and pets — in previous relationships, the more often seeing your ex is a necessity.