Would you let an Ex know you were in emotional distress after leaving ?
By ronnyb
@ronnyb (6113)
Jamaica
January 9, 2012 1:36pm CST
And I mean after you broke up with his /her .Probably walked out with your head help hig and saying "i AM NEVER COMING BACK !!!" .Fast forward a week (not even weeks) and you realise you made a big mistake but cant eat "humble pie" because of the way you acted.
You pace around the phone all jittery like a cat on a hot tin roof expectng a call of fighting the urge to call.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN SUCH A SITUATION ? IF SO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ? OR WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE ?
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9 responses
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
9 Jan 12
I, for one, find the taste of crow disgusting!!! NO, I would NOT express my mistake & ask them to take me back. I would count it as a learning lesson from life. I'd think about WHY it was that I felt the need to leave & WHAT made me change my mind so rapidly. You left for a reason & what was it that made you suddenly miss them??? Maybe some time away will give you a different lesson in life...one that you need more than you know. You might just get lucky & they might ask you to come back!!!
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
13 Jan 12
In my humble opinion, groveling is as distasteful at eating crow!!! I've developed my attitude on this subject from having had the experience of breaking up, leaving, forgetting why I left & getting back together...only to remember all to quick why it was that i left. Then the breakup, leaving has to start all over. I finally learned that if I left, it was for a valid reason (in my mind) & that i should remain gone for the same reason!!! I recently broke my own rule & was shocked when I remembered why I had left in the first place & realized that NOTHING had changed!!!
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
10 Jan 12
Personally I can see where this would be a rough decision and one depending on the way things really evolved to cause this breakup and situation, what would really be the Best from here. If they are still quite upset with you, or disappointed then it could be hard to move back into their life without them ever wanting to forgive you.
If they were Hurt but yet missing you then it might be easier. Maybe you should just consider what the situation really was, and what would be Best for both of you. If you are truly feeling Sorry maybe you should just order flowers, or something and send them a note asking them to forgive you, and ask them to call you, or can you call them and then proceed from there.
If they are not wanting to see you anymore, just remember it is not the END of the world. And hopefully a lesson learned for the next time.
@trinkabelle (432)
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10 Jan 12
we all do silly things in the heat of the moment, say things, walk out, vow never to come back, i know i have done this so many times and regretted it, but eventually it gets tiresome, it also depends on the circumstances, if the other half is not making you happy, then i wouldn't hold back on continuing my life as a single person, but yes i have done this before and gone back to him, only for it to be exactly the same, so i gave up, and eventually didn't get that urge to pick up the phone.
@karin27 (141)
• South Africa
10 Jan 12
Maybe just call and see if you can patch things up, maybe send some flowers or write a poem expressing your deepest inner feelings, and admit that you made a mistake, If they do not want to come back, then you know their feelings arent the same, but if they do come back its possible that you are meant to be, and if this person means so much to you, dont be sacred to do whatever it takes!
Wish you all the best.
@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
9 Jan 12
Thankfully, no I nhave never been in that situation. I would realize that it was me that was wrong, I made the choice of leaving as oppesed to working it out and now, I have to suffer the consequences. The other reason is because of the way I myself feel: If it was her that left, I would let her know that it's her choice, but if it turns out to be the wrong choice, she can't come back.
Even if I missed her and I wanted her back, that would just show her, or him, that they can leave and comeback any time and will always take her back.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
10 Jan 12
I've not really gone through that emotional distress when it comes to my relationship with my husband. Nevertheless I think there is nothing wrong to admit you guilt and go back to him to patch things up. Saying sorry is actually not a sign of weakness but rather a sign of greatness. If I realized I was wrong then I'd go back to him and do something to correct it before it's too late.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Jan 12
When my husband and i were just in the gf-bf relationship, we had a number of times of breaking up and me calling for it. But after a week, i would realize my mistake and would apologize. Of course, my husband would forgive me and we would be back in each others arms.
It is what spices the relationship actually!