Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Get Ex Back Without Tricks or Gimmicks

By Johnnie S Laney

When you have broken up with your lover, you come up with many ideas on how to try to get them back in a relationship with you. Some of these ideas are to use tricks to get them back, like pretending to have a new love interest to make them jealous.

Many of our plans involve head games. Pretending that you've got a date or stalking them so you can "bump" into them at the supermarket. Games like this almost always create more problems and pressure for your ex. There are other, more natural and honest ways to get your ex back.

Instead of games, you can keep in touch and keep them thinking about you using natural and honest methods. One approach is to email them on a regular basis with a joke of the week or a news article they might like. Add in a short note about how you're doing or that you are thinking of them and leave it at that. You are in touch without stalking!

You also have to decide whether you want to want to date other people during the period when you are trying to win back your ex. It can be very good for you to date so that you don't mope around, but do not follow bad advice like try to make your ex jealous by flaunting a new potential mate. Playing games like this will not serve you well when you do get back together.

In the same vein, don't be jealous if you find your ex is dating others. They aren't cheating on you, since they called the relationship off. And, when they date others, they might just start to feel nostalgic about how comfortable it was to be with you.

By the same token, you can learn some things from what types of people your ex seems to be dating. If you are artistic and poetic and they are dating lawyers or engineers, folks with more focus, that can suggest you need to develop more focus yourself to help get your ex back.

During the time when you are broken up, work on yourself. Make sure you are exercising not just to look good but because it makes you feel more positive about yourself. Also, work on your mind as well as your body. By spending time on self improvement, you become more attractive to your ex and to everyone else.

Doing a few simple things like this can help you to get your ex back without the gimmicks. If you can stay positive, friendly and focused, you can win your ex back better than if you are desperate and needy. And, if you learn some immediate reconnect strategies available at bookstores or on the internet, you can often take steps to get your ex back in days instead of months. - 16035

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