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  • Nov 14, 2008, 01:44 PM
    loveyouall
    How do I win my ex back
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    I broke up with my boyfriend after 8 years. He's 20 years older than me, we really love each other. After the breakup, I really regret it, I was hurt and missed him very much because I really love him. I know that I've hurt him for breaking up with him. I called him up and wanted to get back together and work things out, but he said he needs time to think about our relationship whether it's worth of getting back together because he's worry about our age difference and the future, and my family.

    Since the breakup, he never calls me like he used to, it appears that he's doing the 'no contact'. I was the one that called him. But he always returned my call when I left him messages. No matter how I begged him, he insisted the same answer that he needs time to think about. I sort of giving up hope, so I stopped calling him for about one week. Out of surprise, he called me up, but just talked about general things. This phone call sort of gave me hope again, next day, I called him up and asked him whether we still have a chance of getting back together or whether he wants to abandon this relationship. He said that couldn't say it to me that we're finished, and he still need time to think about.

    Since then, I just lost hope on getting back together, I stopped calling him, that has been one week already. He did not call me either. What actually his answer means ? Did he mean we're finished ? Or we still have a chance ?

    If I use the 'no contact', will I lose him ? Any advice I can get on what to do to get him back, please.
  • Nov 14, 2008, 01:55 PM
    jmw0713
    Well you broke-up with him and now want him back. It is up to him whether to take you back or not.

    You need to let him have his time to think about things.

    It's out of your control now. So I would take things like he is not comming back and move on.
  • Nov 14, 2008, 01:57 PM
    kctiger

    How do I win my ex back?

    You don't! These are people, not awards. They have their own mind and own agenda. You have to do what is best for you, and heal and try and move on. Sitting around waiting for him to give you an answer is rather unfair, don't you think? And you broke it off with him, so it seems it may have backfired on you... sucks huh?
  • Nov 14, 2008, 02:01 PM
    ZoeMarie
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by kctiger View Post
    How do I win my ex back?

    You don't! These are people, not awards. They have their own mind and own agenda. You have to do what is best for you, and heal and try and move on. Sitting around waiting for him to give you an answer is rather unfair, don't ya think? Have you asked this question before?

    I totally agree but I have to spread the rep. It's not fair to sit around and wait and wonder, I would definitely move on from here. You're doing well with the no contact. Just remember to keep it up because the time that he did call you, you said it gave you hope. You don't want false hope in these situations because it just takes longer to heal then.
  • Nov 15, 2008, 11:49 PM
    loveyouall
    If I move on, will he miss me and take me back
    My boyfriend and I broke up 5 weeks ago after 8 years relationship. The first two weeks after the break up, I called him up and spoke few times, because I want him back and want to save our relationship, he said he couldn't take me back, and he doesn't want to say to me that he want to abandon our relationship, finally he asked me to give him some time to think things over. I believe he still loves me very much, and I love him very much too. Since then, we have spoke for about a week now. I did not call him and he didn't call me either.
    I sort of giving up hope that we can get back together since what he had said as to me, what it sounds like to me is we're finished, but he just didn't want to say out to me.
    If we continue with the 'no contact', will I lose him ? I don't want to lose him, but how long do I have to wait for him to make a decision ?
    If he knows that I have move on and let go of this relationship, and started dating, how will he feels ? If he still loves me, will that make me miss me and come back to me ?
    Is there any chance that we can get back together ?
  • Nov 16, 2008, 12:27 AM
    TrueFaith

    My dear never wait around for someone to think about being with you or not.

    Let him have his own issues and let him do all the thinking he wants

    In the mean time you must not wait around for him to make up his mind. You are not an apple he is trying to buy in the supermarket.

    Live your life and move on with out him.

    Your life is yours to live. Not for you to wait around for someone else to make up there minds.

    Do this for yourself
    Go no contact

    As mr Talaniman says... Never make a person a priority in your life, while allowing them to make you an option in theirs
  • Nov 16, 2008, 06:17 AM
    kctiger

    You also need to think about what you are saying. If you move on, start dating, will he miss you? So, if you 'move on' and start using people (cause that's what you would be doing) only to make him jealous and come back, what kind of person does that make you? If he love you, if he was really in love with you, you two would be together, fact! You need to move on because this relationship didn't work. What you can't do is date other people simply to make him think you have moved on. That is not fair to those other guys.
  • Nov 16, 2008, 09:15 AM
    talaniman

    Instead of working things out, you kick him to the curb, and now have changed your mind.

    Look at it from his standpoint, what if you did this again? It wasn't fair in the first place, and its not fair now to expect him to put his eggs back in your basket.

    Leave him alone, and get your own act together.
  • Nov 16, 2008, 09:19 AM
    talaniman

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    Lets be clear as you broke up with him, and you have changed your mind.

    Quote:

    He said he couldn't take me back,
    Take him at his word and leave him alone while you regroup, and get your act together.

    You also never said what made you break up.
  • Nov 16, 2008, 03:26 PM
    loveyouall
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by TrueFaith View Post
    my dear never wait around for someone to think about being with you or not.

    let him have his own issues and let him do all the thinking he wants

    in the mean time you must not wait around fo him to make up his mind. you are not an apple he is trying to buy in the supermarket.

    Live your life and move on with out him.

    your life is yours to live. not for you to wait around for someone eles to make up there minds.

    do this for your self
    go no contact

    as mr Talaniman says... Never make a person a priority in your life, while allowing them to make you an option in theirs


    Thank you for your advice. But if I continue with the 'no contact', will I push my ex further away and make him feel that I don't want to get back with him. Also, will he miss me and curious about what's going on in my life, etc. As for me, I miss him so much already, and always have the urge to call him or text him. During these time, I have been wondering what's going on with him and what's he doing... I'm so heart broken...
  • Nov 16, 2008, 03:35 PM
    kctiger

    There is no way to answer that. We know how you feel, being heart broken, but the best thing you can do is keep on going no contact. Your heart will continue to be in shatters if you don't start healing. Nothing you do will bring him back. If he wants to come back, he will.
  • Nov 16, 2008, 07:12 PM
    liz28

    Oh course he isn't going call you like he used too, those days are over.

    It best for you to move on and in the future think about your actions before hand instead of acting on them because you can't play with people emotions by dumping them today but then change your mind and want them back.

    Why did you dump him in the first place?
  • Nov 17, 2008, 02:54 PM
    loveyouall
    How do I deal with disappointment .
    I broke up with my b/f about 1 ½ month ago. The first two weeks after the breakup, we spoke on the phone a few time because I regret it and wanted to salvage our relationship. But no matter what I said and begged him, he said we couldn’t get back together now, and to give him a month time to think it over. I sort of got the hint that he wants end the relationship even though he said he needs time. So I told him that I got his message and will not bother him from now on, and he can take his time to think. Since then, we have not contacted each other for almost 2 weeks. My birthday is coming up this Friday, I do not expect to receive a present, or a phone call, or email/text message from him. I’m worry about myself that I will be very disappointed and get depressed for not hearing from him when that day come. I tried not to think about this, but the thought of it just come naturally. How can I block this thought out of my mind, and how do I deal with the disappointment ? Any advice.
  • Nov 17, 2008, 03:04 PM
    ZoeMarie

    I'll tell you the same thing that I tell everyone when they've been through a break up. Find other things to do to occupy your time. Take up a new hobby. Join a gym. Hang out with your friends. Don't expect a call or a text or anything on your birthday because you guys broke up. Stick with the no contact. It will be easier to heal that way.
  • Nov 20, 2008, 04:19 PM
    loveyouall
    Ex is playing with the mind game ?
    I broke up with my b/f few weeks ago after 8 years. After the breakup, I was really regretted. During the first two weeks, I did the stupid things (which I should not have done, I regret that I did that) of hoping to have him back such as begging, crying, pleading, phone…. Etc. still unable to change his mind to take me back, and he insisted that he needs time. I was really hurt and heartbroken. Since then we have not contacted each other for about two weeks now. During these 2 weeks of no contact, I did some serious thinking about our relationship and trying to recover from the pain. It seems like my ex is “playing with the mind game” because I broke up with him. He doesn’t want me right now because he knows he can have me, he has me hanging by a string because I had begged him to take me back. I really regret that I was so foolish to do those things just to have him back which obviously did not work.
    Why am I feeling so hurt even though I was the one that broke up with him. Is it because I feel he doesn’t want me, and it’s human nature that we always want what we cannot have? Is he is just trying not to call me like I’m trying not to call him. Is he playing with the mind game?
    Should I continue with the ‘no contact’ ? I know that ‘Absence does make the heart grow fonder’ but your longing to be with that person will go away after a while. Is that true?
  • Nov 20, 2008, 04:25 PM
    BlackVY

    Sorry, quick question, but who did the actual breaking up? Was it your decision or his?
  • Nov 20, 2008, 04:32 PM
    loveyouall
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BlackVY View Post
    Sorry, quick question, but who did the actual breaking up? Was it your decision or his?

    I was my decision to break up, but I regret I did cause I still love him.
  • Nov 20, 2008, 04:36 PM
    BlackVY

    Hmmm in that case, I don't know if he is playing any mind games at all.

    Check it, you left him after 8 years. That's a serious blow to a guy and its quite heart breaking to be dumped by a woman you've been with for 8 years.

    Right now, he is unsure if he can love again, his heart is still in pieces. He needs time to heal and think about a future with you if there is one. He needs to know if you will break his heart again.

    Once bitten, twice shy, so he is extra cautious now. He does seriously need time, and you should give it to him, but let him know you still love him.

    Yeah people will tell you to move on and stuff, easier said than done because you do love him, so it all comes down to how much you want him, whether there is a real future you want with him and if he trusts you enough to give his heart to you again.

    Good luck... Peace
  • Nov 20, 2008, 06:27 PM
    talaniman

    Quote:

    Should I continue with the 'no contact' ?
    Definitely!!
    Quote:

    but your longing to be with that person will go away after a while. Is that true?
    Yes basically if you stay busy doing things you enjoy and leave them alone.

    Every one is different, and filling the hole in your soul from and an 8 year love thang can take quite a lot of time so be patient.
  • Nov 23, 2008, 12:50 AM
    loveyouall
    Should I send my ex
    I broke up with my girl friend few weeks ago. We have not been in contacted since the breakup. Her birthday is coming up. Should I send her a birthday wish (a card or email or text message). I still love her and still have feelings for her, but I don't want to get back together with her. If I send her birthday wish, will I give her falso hope ? Should I or shouldn't I?
  • Nov 23, 2008, 01:25 AM
    starbuck8

    I don't think you should send her a birthday card. Although it does sound like you still care about how she feels, you're right. You would be giving her a false sense of hope, and seeing as the break-up is still so fresh to her, it just might ruin her birthday. Although well intended, you are likely going to be on her mind anyway, it will just make things that much harder for her to deal with. It doesn't sound to me like you would want her to hurt anymore than she most likely is. So, I would just leave well enough alone right now, and let her enjoy her birthday the best she can, without thoughts of you, and that there may be some hope left.
  • Nov 23, 2008, 04:46 AM
    High Max

    I broke up with mine back in July, and had little contact with her until October 16th which was her birthday. Left her a voicemail saying happy birthday, my friend reported a week later her number had been changed.

    I don't know if this answers your question, it depends on how you broke up. Her and I did not have a smooth breakup.
  • Nov 23, 2008, 05:05 AM
    starbuck8

    It's not a good idea all the way around. No matter how well the relationship ended, there is a reason for NC. and to break it to confuse her, by wishing her a happy birthday, is just intentionally hurting her, and not fair play. Leave it alone, and let her be.
  • Nov 23, 2008, 05:16 AM
    mcsa
    My friend go with your feelings do what you think is right.. Listen to your heart! Everything else does not matter... :)
  • Nov 23, 2008, 05:23 AM
    starbuck8
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mcsa View Post
    My friend go with your feelings do what you think is right.. Listen to your heart! Everything else does not matter..................:)

    I won't give you a disagree, but he has already said he does not want to get back together with her, and he is the one that did the breaking up, and it's only been a few weeks. Sending her something right now serves no purpose, and will only rub salt in the wound. It will do nothing but bring up memories for her and give her hope. When you break up with someone before an important occasion or holiday, such as a birthday, or right before Thanksgiving, it causes nothing but hurt, to the one that was dumped. If he still has regard for her, he will not do this to her. That would just be hurtful.
  • Nov 23, 2008, 10:23 AM
    talaniman

    Quote:

    Should I send my ex


    NO WAY!! Why stir up something when you don't know what it is? Leave her alone, period!
  • Nov 23, 2008, 10:36 AM
    wolfgangqpublic

    Tricky. If my ex were to do that now, I wouldn't think of it as anything but a friendly kind gesture with no ulterior motives. But closer to the breakup, you could definitely give a sense of false hope. I'd lean towards not doing it - but if you opt to (and I have to admit I probably would unfortunately) keep it to a text message or Facebook message that just says "happy birthday" and DO NOT respond to any replies.

    That way, you can make the gesture without allowing her to stoke any old flames beyond the first message. I know my ex sent me a similar message, and I responded briefly and didn't hear back on that message. I wasn't upset, and our breakup was not messy and angry.
  • Nov 24, 2008, 01:40 PM
    loveyouall
    My ex is curious
    Why does my ex is still curious about what’s going on in my life after the break up ? We have no contact for few weeks already. He didn’t even contact me on my birthday. Does it mean he still interested in me and still care for me or what ?
  • Nov 24, 2008, 01:44 PM
    thadevilsadvocate

    Your ex is still curious for the same reason that you wonder why he didn't contact you on his birthday. The two of you not being together is a new feeling, and you are both thinking about the past you had with each other. It takes more than a few weeks to get over a relationship, but this doesn't mean he wants you back. It just means that he is not comfortable with the uncertainty of not knowing what you are up to, just like you are probably wondering what he is up to. Don't think about it and just let it go. Keep going on with your life and let him wonder.
  • Nov 24, 2008, 01:56 PM
    kctiger

    How do you know if he is curious if you have had no contact for a few weeks? I don't get what makes you think he still cares. Please ellaborate.
  • Nov 24, 2008, 04:06 PM
    Eileen1218
    Right KC I wondered the same thing. Hope to get more info to help her out.
  • Nov 25, 2008, 12:13 AM
    JBeaucaire

    I don't think more info will change the normal truth here, we see it all the time.

    Breaking up ends the battle, it ends the struggle to make something work that doesn't. It puts peace back in your lives, painful peace, but peace.

    Now that peace is back, good memories of the times you weren't making each other miserable start to surface, pleasant memories even. With those memories come warm feelings... and for some, curiosity.

    Here's where so many people screw this up. The fact that you start to feel pleasantly about an ex is not a reason to forget you don't work together. If you call or accept his call, it often just fans the flames pointlessly.

    Look, you're here on the internet asking for some confirmation that maybe something is really still there because he finally contacted you, right? You have to NOT do that to yourself.

    If he calls and asks you what's up, tell him... or don't. When you hang up, you won't be back in a relationship, it won't mean you should undo any healing you've accomplished. It was just an old friend checking in. That's all.

    If you two can both heal and learn to experience those fond memories for one another without getting emotionally crazy about it, you might be able to be friends again. Maybe.

    But if every time he calls you start thinking "what if" and "oh, what does that mean"... you'll have to stop accepting the calls, won't you. Only you know if you can calmly be in contact with him, or not.

    For most people, the answer is "not".
  • Nov 28, 2008, 01:28 PM
    loveyouall
    Should I let my ex know that I've have moved on.
    My b/f broke up with me about 1 ½ months ago. Reason we broke up is he is insecure about the age difference (he is 20 years older than me) he said he doesn’t see a future in our relationship. We’re thousands miles apart from each other. We’ve been together for few years and we love each other very much. Although I told him that I will try to work it out by moving to where he is, but still couldn’t change his mind of breaking our relationship and I didn’t want to push him anymore. We had talked on the phone few times about the breakup , we both were crying very hard, we both felt very hurt and painful.
    Anyway, now, it has been exactly 3 weeks of ‘no contact’. The pain inside me is getting less and less. I know that he still love me very much and still care for me. I know that occasionally he tried to find out how I’m doing through friends. Is it OK to let him know how & what I’m doing ? And that I have put the past behind and moved on with my life ? OR should I just drop off the face of the earth and have no contact with him anymore ? But to be honest, I really want to have him back because I love him very much, I’m hoping that one day he will change his mind. But if he knows that I’ve let go and moved on, will that make him think that I no longer want to be with him ? Please help.
  • Nov 28, 2008, 01:36 PM
    ZoeMarie

    Don't let him know. Don't talk to him. Talking to him will make things harder for both of you.
  • Nov 28, 2008, 01:36 PM
    canadagirl82

    Huh? That's confusing. Why would you make it a point to tell him you have moved on when you still love him and want him back? You said that you don't hurt very much anymore. If you are fine with out him, just leave it be and don't contact him.
  • Nov 28, 2008, 01:50 PM
    SimpleguyJoe

    It's very easy to think you have moved on or past a relationship when you really have not. I would stay no contact for at least 2-3 months longer before talking with him and "Catching up" with each other.
  • Nov 28, 2008, 02:23 PM
    Alty

    No contact is no contact. You aren't over him, you said so yourself;

    Quote:

    I really want to have him back because I love him very much
    This is a dead end, stick to no contact.
  • Nov 28, 2008, 04:05 PM
    JohnD212

    I agree with Altenweg... you are not over this. If you truly were over it and moving on... you would have no need to reach back and contact him. Ask yourself this: Are you willing to risk ruining all this healing you've had? If you call and he says he's moved on also... will you accept that answer and truly be happy for him?

    You don't need him in your life. So many people move through our lives to help teach us things but they don't all stick around for the entire length of it. No conact. Don't risk your happiness anymore.

    Good luck!
  • Nov 28, 2008, 04:37 PM
    talaniman

    Should I let my ex know that I've have moved on.

    NO!
  • Nov 28, 2008, 08:51 PM
    h0llister

    OK you haven't moved on at all. If you moved on than you wouldn't even be thinking of him!! You are still getting over the breakup, yes your not as hurt but you still want to contact him. I say No Contact for sure. Wait a few more months and if you still want to be with him, then call him. But for now your still hurting.

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