One thing I'll give my ex-husband - the man was right on, politically. That is to say, we agreed with each other on pretty much all political matters ... including the idea that we are both very much into politics.

In fact, during this election season it's one thing I've missed about our marriage - waking up each day, emailing, calling about the latest polls. Sure, every once in a while we would check in and say, "Can you believe who McCain picked for his VP?" or things of that nature. But for the most part, I had to chat up sometimes unwilling friends about my obsession with Barack Obama.

Last night, however, I was watching election results with friends - my kids were with their dad. And when Barack Obama was named president-elect, my phone rang immediately: It was my ex.

"Can you believe it?" I said, without even a hello. He could not believe it. We both basked in the moment together. The kids were shouting for Obama in the background.

When I hung up, my friends rolled their eyes at the idea that I would share a nice moment with my ex.

"Honey, if you can get along politically, you might want to re-think your divorce," said one friend.

I don't think so. We are meant to be divorced. But it's nice to be able to still connect over certain things.