Have you just broken up with a guy?  Are you lost without him?  Do you wonder if you can get him back?  Here’s some advice about a boyfriend break up.

First of all, decide whether the relationship is truly over.  Until you are able to say that he is part of your past and not your present and future, you will not be able to move on.

This is not to say that you have to put him in the past right away.  There are a number of steps you can take to get him back.  You can stay part of his life in a casual way hopping to become boyfriend and girlfriend again.

But, if you are ready to move on, there are a number of steps you can take to reach closure.  Closure is the process where you recognize that the relationship is over and you start to heal.

Perhaps the first thing you should do is communicate your hurt.  There are several ways to do this:

·    Talk to friends and family who are truly empathetic and can help you work through your feelings.  A true friend will do this, but many of your so called friends won’t be up to the challenge.
·    Go into short term therapy so you can work through your feelings with a dispassionate third party
·    Write down your feelings in a journal, in poetry, or in music.  This is an inexpensive way to express yourself and doesn’t require anyone else to participate.

Once you have come to some level of closure, get rid of anything you have of your ex’s.  These things will only remind you of him and the boyfriend break up.  Some things you’ll want to give back because they have value.  Other things you can just toss.  And, if he’s given you gifts that you want to keep, box them up and store them for the time being.

Next, figure out how you are going to spend your time now that you are not part of a couple.  You may feel that time hangs heavy on your hands.  Or, you may find that you are liberated by not having to do everything your ex wanted you to do.

Get involved in things that make you happy.  Go to the gym so that you look and feel good.  Spend some time getting pampered at the spa.  Take a Spanish class at the community center.  Or, start to volunteer with the Big Sisters of America.

By doing things that please you, you will become a happier person.  You will find that you miss your ex a lot less.

One of the ways you will know that you are over your ex is that you will start to develop feelings for a new guy.  Maybe these will be reciprocated.  Eventually, you will find a new man and form a new relationship.  That will be when you know you have really moved on.  The boyfriend break up won’t be so serious any more.

To get someone back when they’ve walked out on you, doesn’t have to be difficult.  It doesn’t matter if they walked out a few days ago or a few months ago.  The same principles still apply. All that needs to be done is for you to be determined and committed to your cause and you take the necessary action.

Your first action is going to be to figure out what went wrong and what was your role in what went wrong.  This isn’t about blaming for blames sake, it’s about figuring out what you need to do to apologize and to make things right. Remember it takes two to make a relationship and two to break a relationship, so be honest with yourself and take your share of the blame.
The bottom line is that to get someone back, you’re going to need an effective top draw apology.  The apology must, in effect serve two ends: an explanation of why you’re sorry and a further explanation of the plan you’re going to implement so that the same wrong behavior never occurs again.  Get these two planks right and your apology will work for you.

Explaining to your ex about why you’re sorry for what has happened, means that you have taken the time to sit and figure out what your ex found so objectionable about your behavior.  If you find it difficult to dispassionately figure this out, then you might need to go and talk to a professional about the specifics of your situation.

A professional can help you see things from the point of view of your ex and if you want to get someone back, this could be the key.  What this doesn’t mean is that you become a doormat for your ex and agree with whatever they say and whatever they object to.  That is why it is good to have a professional third party look at the situation and give you their thoughts.  If they believe your ex has a point about an aspect of your behavior, then they will tell you and go they may even go on and work with you to change that behavior.

The second part of your apology, as said, involves explaining to your ex how what happened will never happen again.  This is when you present your ex with the plan that you have put in place to ensure no repeat of what happened.  When your ex hears about your well thought out plan, as you attempt to get someone back, it will be in your favor.  Your ex will see that you are serious and sincere in what you’re saying.  So if you are working with a professional, this is a great indicator to your ex that there is hope for a second chance.

Above all, be honest and sincere and your second chance with your ex will be far more likely.

Finished with your guy?  Want to desperately get guy back?  Then you’re going to have to use a strategy that will help you get him back and not cause him to head for the hills!

Firstly remember that just because you want him back it doesn’t mean that he wants to come back.  If you’ve broken up before and your relationship has become a breakup/makeup merry go round, pretty soon one or both of you will want to one day get off that particular ride for good.  So, there is a chance that he might have reached this point, no matter what you now feel and want.

Secondly to get guy back you’re really going to have to look at the relationship as a whole, not just the parts you’re comfortable looking at, because only then can you begin to find out what’s causing the problems.

If you need outside third party help to scrutinize your relationship, then it’s always worthwhile getting that help.  If you have good and honest friends who will tell you what you need to hear, as opposed to what you want to hear, then talk to them.

You should also understand that to pull this off you’re going to have to stop acting on whim and emotion and start working a well thought out proven plan.  This is probably the most crucial step you will need to take, so get yourself under control.  Sit down and plan to do whatever it takes to stop yourself running around making things worse – stop calling him, texting him and trying to force him to see you because begging and pleading won’t work.

Instead, occupy yourself by getting out and meeting new people, take a class, get fit, whatever it takes to help you re-focus and approach the whole situation from a point of clarity and calmness, is what you need to do.

Especially take the time to look at why you want to get guy back, because to be honest, too many people find themselves back with their exs only to discover a few weeks down the line that they have made a huge mistake.  So just because you want to get guy back right now, ask yourself if you really should?

If you’ve come to the conclusion that getting this guy back is the right move for you, then once you have yourself under control and you’ve thought things through, then your next move is to call and talk to him.

Understand that he may very well need more time before he is ready to speak to you never mind, entertain the idea of rekindling your relationship.  Your goal, if this happens, is not to force the situation.  Instead, tell him that you understand completely and then tell him you will give him more time to think things through.  Leave it at that and continue living your life and keeping yourself busy.