Would consider getting back with your ex if he\she befriends you.?

@joygracia (1325)
Philippines
September 6, 2010 5:34am CST
I had my ex who kinda drives me stupid. We broke up but then he still wants to be friends with me. Though I know for a fact that he has no feelings for me, I still do consider maybe someday he still realize that he wants me and maybe his feeling would come back since he still wants to keep in touch with me. Now, I end being so idiot. We end up being like the way we did before but he got worse. He still went out looking for some pretty girls while still being hook up with me. Its like being in an open relationship me expecting him to come back to me intently while him hooking up with me expecting to find someone new while still waiting he still with me. I feel completely trap. Everytime I try to let go, like dont answer his calls and stuff, I end up really being hurt. I just want to decide to really get over him but its just so damn hard since I still do love him inspite of it all. He is my first, its tough. Guys would you still consider if your ex wants to communicate with you? Would you somehow expect that he wants to get back to you?
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10 responses
• Philippines
9 Sep 10
I was on the same boat as you twenty years ago. It can really drive you nuts especially if he is your first boyfriend, your first kiss or your first on everything. But you know what? Sometimes it's better to end a relationship that you know will not progress. Leave something for yourself; learn to love yourself first and everything will fall into its right place. It's better to let go of someone while you still love him with your dignity intact. You said that he has no feelings for you already, so why stay with someone who doesn't respect you in the first place? Obviously he doesn't respect you based on what he's doing to you. Always remember this, in order for others to respect us we should also learn how to respect ourselves. You deserve to be with somebody much better than him. Someone who will love you the way you wanted to be love and who really deserves what you have to offer. Yes, it's really hard to let go of your first love, but believe it or not you'll get over him. Love is a two way street and unrequited love? Even if it's love, will always make you end up as the loser. So be kind to yourself. Try cutting your communications with him. Avoid talking to him or about him and make it possible. Don't make excuses to befriend him when you know you haven't move on yet because it'll just make you go back to him again. Keep yourself busy to take your mind off him. Spend time with your family and friends or those people who truly love and care for you. Explore, travel and meet other people. Then let time take its course. In other words, there's more to life than being with someone who will not help you grow as a person.
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
These totally bumps my head to reality. Thank you so much. I will do this all. You really know what I feel. I do admit I`m really a bit stupid letting him do this to me. Maybe I was just testing myself to how long could I love a person and I`m pretty convince I`m quite good at it. Its just wrong timing though. I fall for the wrong one buts I realize also Its feels great to love & even greater when ur being loved back. I realized it now and I think I`m ready to love again. Recently, I`ve stopped communicating with him. It does hurt a bit but I put into mind that maybe If I find my true match someday it would be grandeous coz of the fact that if I was able to love a wrong person, how much more the right one. I make it a point right now that I should not waste my life to hurts and regrets. Though he had hurt me this much, no regrets still. I did learn alot from. Thank you so much for sharing. These kinda make me feel great and ready to love again... ;D
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
My pleasure! Hope you're feeling better now :)
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
13 Sep 10
Hi Joygracia, I am sorry that you are going thru this. It is so hard and especially when it is your first love. Unless you want to feel hurt over and over and over again, you will get tough and break it off with this guy once and for all. Yes, it will hurt but at least you will in time get over him. This guy is using you until he finds someone else and you know it. You deserve to be with someone you loves and respects you and that can be faithful. You will never find that person as long as you are still with this guy. As hard as it is, I hope you find the strength to break free of this guy. You deserve so much better.
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
21 Sep 10
Thank you so much... YOu really got me there..
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
7 Sep 10
I had an ex come back to me after we broke up and nice as it was to see changes in him I had to recall the reasons we broke up in the first place! It sounds to me as though your ex wants his cake and he wants to eat it too! If this person is not going to give you what you want and need then move on...Cut off all communication and don’t allow him to do this to you anymore. He has to know that if he is not deeply in love with you and willing to treat you like the gem that you are, he should leave you alone. Remember that you may love this man but he is not worthy of your love and you should save it for someone who deserves it and makes you happy.
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
7 Sep 10
Like everything you said. Thank you so much. I`m currently moving on. I decided to keep away from him and not to be friends with him. Its over. All I need to do now is to get this wound healed. I know it will soon.
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• United States
7 Sep 10
I personally could not do this see I view an ex as an ex, someone from my past. I also cannot see be befriending them also as if we could be great friends then why did the relationship not survive. God bless all who can, I do have friends that do this and it works out fine, then I also have friends that tried and it was a disaster. Think about the advantages and disadvantages and Good luck to you.
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
7 Sep 10
GUess same as mine a true disaster but its over now. I`m away with him & we`re not friends. Its way better this way.
• Portugal
8 Sep 10
joy please dont answer that guy anymore :( you know if he really did love you he would stop looking for other girls. even more bcs you already gave him more than a second chance to show it. if he wanted to show his attitude he would had already changed it :( please just forget that guy even if is so hurtful. i also loved a guy too much we were best friends and he act bad to me and i loved him so much i even thought i could never love other guy and we never were lovers but we were good friends and he changed his attitude completely he even knew i loved him so he should had have more careful to dont hurt me. anyway i decided that he was already not caring anymore so i just let it. bcs we been then awhile without talk, i sent him a message he didnt answer. i sent other one he answered. and then i sent him a message saying i would forget all he did to me and he just ignored it :( so i wont even try again to be his friend. and you, for sure you can find a bf that value you and love you and dont find other girls^^ that guy is not respecting you at all :( even if it hurts you much forget him. you deserve better. i thought i wouldnt recover but i did bcs really i saw he didnt worth my love. and this guy also doesnt deserve yours. if you need talk im here ok? :) i understand your situation.
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
8 Sep 10
Thank you so much. Guess our experiences are somewhat quite the same. He is my long time friend before starting high school. He has been my long time crush too. During college we didnt see each other until my 4rth yr of college. That`s when we started and he is my first bf. I find it hard to get over him because of these. Right now I`m trying to patch things up for myself. He still contacts me like he usually do when he misses the good things I`ve done for him I guess but he never said he love me ever again. I thought he somehow needs time to be mature enough so he could be a guy, or be sincere to me. I was wrong. He is what he is. He told me before though when I stopped answering his texts that he still wants to be with me and all that. I fall to the trap. I gave him the chance again but I saw his comments in fb of a pretty girl that he liked the photo so much he asked her not to changed it. I confront him of it but I end up telling him myself guess I have no right since where just friends and that`s what he considers me to him and to my dissapointment he agrees to it. I come to a decision now not to be his friend, to forget him completely, think only of myself & just patch things up for myself. Thank you so much for being a good friend and inviting for a talk. I do hope to talk to you someday ;D
@rhej25 (18)
• Philippines
7 Sep 10
its a complicated one. I think you must move on girl. You're just exposing yourself to vulnerability. But i think its your choice to suffer because you love that guy much. .and there's nothing wrong with it. .its normal to be in love but its not normal to make yourself a trap. .someimes we need to use our brain over our heart.
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
7 Sep 10
yes.. so true & I`ve decided to call it quits. thank you.
@meemingNEW (2226)
• Philippines
6 Sep 10
Oh my. That's a hard position to be at in your shoes. I have been in that situation were after breaking up with that person, you try to be friends with them because you still want to be with the person regardless of if his yours or not. But in you case, you do want him to be yours. You know what? You're the only one who keeps on breaking yourself even more. The more you try to give in to whatever he wants, you're making his head bigger. Even if you love him so much that you'd do everything for him even though it hurts already, don't you think you deserve a little more better than being his spare tire? If I were in your shoes, as hard as it is.. I won't just let go of him but rather I'll set myself free from the hurt that he is causing me over and over again by finally calling it quits. Break-ups usually don't have happy endings in the case of friendships. I mean, you can't just expect to be friends with that person again after the break-up. That takes time. If you'll tolerate him hurting you, I don't mean to insult you but its either you are blind, stupid or BOTH! and you don't deserve that at all. He is not showing you respect anymore which I think is essential in a relationship , and in a friendship even. Please do find someone who's worth your love. Because if I were you, I'd walk away from people who doesn't even respect me as a person at all. P.S: If you haven't moved on from a break-up, the best thing to do is not to communicate with your ex because it'll only make your mind and heart confused over and over again. But I you have moved on and cool with the thought of being friends with your ex, then there's no problem communicating with them.
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
7 Sep 10
These are the words I wanna hear. I want to convince myself & tell myself this way. Right now I`m actually not answering him his calls or txt. I learn the hard way. Probably I let myself be this way coz I want to at least know him if his worth the sacrifice which he is not. I made sacrifices myself to see how strong I am in loving a person which I`m convince right now I am but I missed the whole point of loving myself first before giving my love to somebody. I know the hurt is on me but got no regrets though. Whole point is I know now how to love, made sacrifices for that but main thing that I miss is I do have my limitations. Thank you so much for the reply.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
14 Dec 10
Well it depends, when both of your thoughts are different and feel if you both need no love for eachother, then your choice is right. A bond of love need trust of each other and respecting each other choices. If not, then a small gap and freedom can help grow without hurting each others feelings.
@fherfher (259)
• Philippines
7 Sep 10
Ive been in a situation like you have, then. And i understand how you feel because you really love the guy. You feel like, you want to get even with him or think that he might come back to you if both of you stay friends. But one thing I'll tell you, wake up! that guy is just using you. You deserve to be respect and love. You don't deserve him. If he is really coming back and love you, he wont never do that to you. Pick up yourself and move on. Just like i did. Lucky me that i didn't allow to prolong that kind situation. Love yourself!
@joygracia (1325)
• Philippines
7 Sep 10
Yes, I have that thought that he is just using me. Guess I`m testing myself how much could I give if I love myself. I`ve learned the hard way though but got no regrets. Right now I stop communicating with him and I`m very much aware that its not my loss. Its his loss. Things are over now & right now I made sure I`ll forget him by not being friends with him. Its better this way than being stuck with his stupid games.
• Philippines
7 Sep 10
I don't know but i think it will feel very awkward looking at your gf/bf you've broken up...