Would you still talk to an ex?
@Flirtykumquat (927)
United States
February 10, 2011 5:34pm CST
Well,me being the type of person I am I never really stopped talking to anyone. I always have contact with people in my past. I had a bad breakup with my ex about a little over 2 years ago and we lost contact. I feel like I never got my closure with him and my friend actually bumped into him and with my permission she gave him my number so I am not sure if he is going to call or what. It has been so long that I just want to know some answers but now I am not sure if it is even worth it. And I don't want any negativity in my life. How do I move on from the situation? Should I leave the door open?
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@soulist (2985)
• United States
23 Feb 12
There are some exes that I talk to from time to time. One has even gotten married and is very happy and I am happy for him. another one I am very good friends with him. There are some that I still talk to on random occasions but not regularly as friends.
@clocks123 (1225)
• United States
10 Feb 11
it depends how you still feel about your ex. is there a chance you would want to get back with him? If not, then i would move forward and not talk to him at all. it is time to move on.
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@mommitz8 (8)
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11 Feb 11
Sometimes after breaking up with a boyfriend, it is only in retrospect that you realize the mistakes you made. When your ex-boyfriend moves away,that can make it even more difficult to show him you still care and want to renew your relationship. If you want to win back an ex-boyfriend who has moved away, you need to show you miss and care about him, but also that you are happy without him.
Keep in touch, but be aloof and slightly unavailable. Guys always want what they can't have, and throwing yourself to him will only scare him off. Obviously, you need to pay a minimal amount of attention to him to let him know you are interested, but do not be available to talk all of the time. Mention new friends you are making or any new hotspots that have opened up since he has moved away. You want him to see that you are happy and living your life without him.Make it clear that you don't need him, but instead that you want to be with him....even if you are okay alone.
@mommitz8 (8)
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11 Feb 11
When you are with your ex, drop small reminders of happy times you spent together. If you find an old photo from a great trip you took together, send it to him, mentioning that you just stumbled across it and thought he would want a copy. When you are talking to him, make occasional references to inside jokes or funny anecdotes you shared together.
If you get him laughing about the good times you shared together, he will start to remember why you made him happy. Always end your conversations on a positive note, so that he continues thinking of you throughout the day.
@bubuth (1815)
• Philippines
20 Feb 12
I think you don't have to expect any call or text message from him because expectation really hurt. Just try to enjoy your everyday life. Don't mind about his call or text. If he call then he call but if not just think its okay. I also have an ex boyfriend he cheated on me. It take a years before i can forgive him but when the time that i forgot all the bad things that happened in our relationship before,we become good friends.
@lizzyt2007 (1312)
• Craig, Alaska
12 Feb 11
When I broke it off with a ex. I didn't talk to him for a month. then we both came to realize that we were better friends then lovers. Sometimes time apart can help and then see if you can be friends and you both move on to find dates. Sometimes being friends with ex's is a bad idea. I have another ex I am not friends because he wasn't a different person when we just friends. so he still irritated me. so just think it over can they be just your friend and not a lover?
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
12 Feb 11
It depends on your feelings for your ex. Do you still have feelings for him? I always say that there's no hope if there's no chance. If you still want him and there's still a chance of it happening then I would say, leave the door open but if you don't want him anymore than why bother opening that door again, unless you just want to be friends with him.
I am divorced from my ex-husband for about 20 years now and we still talk once in awhile but only because of the kids. So that doesn't count in this situation other than to say I still do talk to some of my exes. I just broke up with my 13 year live in boyfriend, 2 years ago. At first when we talked he yelled a lot. Now we talk calmly and stay intouch because how do you just forget 13 years of memories, whether good or bad. I don't want him back but I do care enough about him still to know he's doing well so I am glad he likes to keep intouch. I know he wants me back, he tells me all of the time so I know he keeps intouch because he wants that chance to still have some hope.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
13 Feb 11
If you had a bad break up, I think you deserve closure. If your ex comes calling, and it is your nature to talk to anyone, then I think you should. Just remember where you are in your life when you talk to him. That you are not looking for a relationship with him, just answers. And if you can manage to hold your feelings, then I think you'll be OK.
@daiweian06 (1405)
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18 Feb 11
Its been 4-5 years since the last time me and my ex talked about our relationship. Its the end of our relationship so to make it official I chose to stop our communication too. Even last year accidentally saw him and he talked me for a while then I stop the discussion. I am no longer interested to talk to him that's why. Since we are both connected to our new relationship I think there's nothing to talk about.
I suggest that you really have to move on. Find another guy who is better than him. 2 years of waiting for something you really don't know how it is. Don't mind about the best. Always look forward and never go back again. Make yourself happy I know you worth it.
Good day!
God bless!
@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
12 Feb 11
You're doing the right thing, Flirty. Your ex--years ago--was trying to be in a place in 'a place in your life where he didn't belong. Maybe now he's found 'a place in your life' where he does belong.
Sure, it seems that he's outside your life; but "no man is an island entirely unto himself," and maybe he's connected to you like the left pinky-toe to the left ear
@margeryann (1845)
• United States
12 Feb 11
In a situation like that I would be afraid that he would think that I still liked him is why I want to talk to him and even if he didn't think that he might get an attitude about wanting to know what happened or think that the reason why you want to know is because you still care for him and that you didn't get over it.
I would think that he might not tell the truth anyways and I got over the situation and I don't want the feeling to be back . I would just leave it a lone.
@mkd12345678 (15)
• Slovenia
11 Feb 11
I think that you should try to call him. Be friends. Only if you broke up doesn't mean you don't have to see him again. Be friendly talk about what has he been doing the last years. Ask him for the job for what he enjoys the most.
@jdyrj777 (6528)
• United States
11 Feb 11
Some i do. I moved away from my home town about 12-13 yers ago. Recently some of my relatives were trying to hook me up with a ex. Even going as far as inviting him over to where i was staying. I do not know what they were thinking. maybe that if i got back with him that i would move back there. Im telling them hello! i will never move from where i live now because my children and grandchildren live here. i dont like the climate in my home town and will never move back and theres a reason he is my ex. Still they didnt understand until i went into detail to explain why he is my ex. Seems like they cared more that he still had feelings for me and that i never did. Anyways they need to stay out of my private life.
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
11 Feb 11
My ex and I had a friendly divorce. We didn't have any children or anything to fight over. What we had when we entered the marriage, is pretty much what we took when it was over. I had a house that we rented out, and we bought a house together, which we sold, and I moved back to my house when the lease was up. He helped me move in and fixed somethings for me. At first, I admit, I wanted him around because I thought maybe we'd get back together. After awhile I realized we wouldn't. He moved to the other side of the country, so I really didn't have any choice but to move on. The only thing I can suggest is to have other people in your life, and let him know it. It takes time because you are used to how your life was with that person, but it can be done. Good Luck!
@lindsiko (355)
• United States
11 Feb 11
I'm the same way. I like to keep in contact with all of my friends from the past. I also had a really bad break up with a guy I dated for three years. It was hard, but I knew that I wanted to keep his friendship to some degree, even if he would no longer date me. That was about four years ago and we are still pretty good friends. I'm the type of person who needs to talk things through so I can let go and move on with my life. I really need to know the reasoning behind behavior in order for me to accept it. Otherwise, I jump to my own conclusions which are often more painful than what really happened. I would say get the closure you need from him otherwise you might always wonder.
@globaldoc (858)
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
There is nothing wrong in talking to an ex. An ex is an ex. Specially if there is already someone else with me, then it would not be nice if i will be talking to her as i hold her hands or kiss her. But if it were only talking, then it is just fine.
@l0vxXmusic (179)
• United States
11 Feb 11
you know, its not wrong to stop talking to a person and to not want to stop talking to them,, but it depends on the situation.,. if you had a bad breakup and you lost contact, i dont understand why you would want to regain contact with him. now it could mean that, you still have some kind of feelings for him deep inside you, you want to get answers that arnt really going to make much of a difference, but i dont know the situation that your in so, i cant say exactly. but you really shouldnt have anything negative unless your ex did something horribly wrong to you,... but he didnt then you should just move on, unless like i said you still have feelings for him and you want to keep hold of him..
@outlawgirl3464 (97)
• United States
11 Feb 11
There has only been 1 person in my life that I've never ever allowed back into my life....he just scares me!
But as for my ex-husband, he and I were friends for a long time before we got married and we remained friends after our divorce. Even though he's made some really stupid choices in his life we still talk. He knows me better than anyone in this world. He went through a period of being unemployed a few years back and needed a place to live for a little while. I allowed him to move into my house until he got on his feet.
I guess it's all in being mature enough to know that the relationship as a couple is over, but did you have enough of a friendship BEFORE you were a couple to withstand the trouble that you went through? I don't think it would be a good idea to bring up why you split up in the first conversation with him. Yes, you probably have questions but they should not be asked in a manner that feels accusatory to him or he'll shut down and you'll never get the answers that you want. If the conversation veers in the direction of talking about the split just as casual conversation you'll probably get answers to your questions and be able to move on with or without a relationship with this person.