Just because you ask doesn't mean you're interested

The other day, while out to eat with some friends, one of them ran into a person who knew their ex from about eight years ago. She went through the usual script and then got to how is so and so doing? Once she got her answer she returned to the table.

One of our other friends ripped into her and told her she was still very much interested in her ex or else she wouldn't have asked. She replied that she wasn't.

To me, it wasn't like she was really grilling for information and this was someone she had dated for a couple of years. It's only natural to wonder about what someone you once cared about is doing. Now if she had ran back and gave us all the full details with either glee or disappointment, then I would have wondered.

And furthermore, let's be real, sometimes we are just plain being nosy. With certain people we dated, we want to know where they are in life. If we weren't nosy people, social networking sites would not take up as much of our day as it does. But there's a big difference in being curious and dwelling on it.

Do you believe that if a person inquires about their ex that they are still interested?