Does my Ex Want to Get Back with me and How Do I Tell

How tell if your ex is interested in getting back together with you and how to handle the situation.
Suppose your ex is demonstrating just a tad bit of concern for you. Or maybe it appears that they wouldn't mind dinner and a movie or a walk in the park (just as friends of course). Are you misinterpreting signals that your ex might be trying to, the British say, "chat you up"? Maybe you're thinking, "does my ex want to get back with me and how do I tell?"

Unquestionably these are familiar indicators that your ex is curious about getting back together with you. Even if this were so, should you leap right back into things as they were? Definitely NOT! If you leap right back into it now, you could be leaping into what broke the relationship up in the first place and there goes any chance of getting back with your ex.

Now everybody else is going to tell you to play hard to get. I think that is why your ex is showing interest in you now, because you have demonstrated "hard to get" to some degree up till now.

I say get together over coffee, someplace public yet affords some privacy. Once you're settled in, TALK. That means communicate with each other. Discuss what each of you thinks caused the break up. And be honest with yourself and with each other. Neither one of you is without blame, so admit your faults.

Keep a couple things in mind while having this discussion. Shared memories and individual hurts. Shared memories are why the two of you miss each other. Memories of affection, laughter, tenderness. These moments bind us to one another and when apart from each other we feel a loss.

Individual hurts are perceived wrongs or insults against us, lack of support when we feel we need it most, taking the other persons side in an argument, feelings of neglect or abuse. These are the make or break issues of a relationship.

By talking about these issues in an atmosphere of honesty, you can better gauge the situation. Do you REALLY want to get back together with your ex? If the answer is 'No', then face up to it, admit it and move on. But if it is a "Yes," then you are still going to want to take it slow.

Taking it slow means not skipping over some important steps in the courteship. And that is what you are doing. Determining if this the ONE for you. You may not be ready. Or you may not be willing to admit it, but that is what you are doing.

And just what are those steps? Well, if you're thinking, "Does My Ex Want To Get Back With Me And How Do I Tell," then find more of what to do to restore your relationship at how to make your ex want you back.

By Gerald Rucker
Published: 8/21/2009
 
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