and how does courteously answering someones text show your on there string ???
chasing them shows that id agree and neediness in texts
theres a lot of good advice on this forum but theres a lot of what you believe is alpha and its not! Dont get me wrong i need advice aswell im a bloody rookie
and if shes texting him she aint getting rid of him is she the grass aint greener for her
Because they will always go silent again after you give them the validation of responding to their text. Thats how they know you are still on their string.
Its not an alpha thing, its a common sense and a "been there done that" thing.
"I think I made a huge mistake when we broke up and I would like to get together and talk about a few things, including fixing some of the issues between us".......Now
THAT might be worth responding to.
"How are you" is her seeing if you'll respond. Simple as that. I guarantee as soon as she gets a response, the conversation is over if not then, very soon there after. She will come back with hot/cold game because she is still testing other "green pastures".
I am a firm believer that women can fall out of love overnight. Most of the time, they already have someone else lined up and they monkey branch. That is why most men do not see it coming.
I for one have too much self respect and dignity to invite someone else back into my life that chose to walk out, no matter the reason.
All breakups come down to 2 things:
1.) Problems within the relationship. These problems are solvable or not. Things like kids, career, etc are not solvable problems. They are a lifestyle that is accepted or it isnt. If its a solvable problem (got in an argument, etc), I would bet that it has been attempted to be resolved before and things didnt change.
2.) The woman feels as if she has a good chance to UPGRADE. This can come from boredom during the relationship, her falling prey to another man's flirts/attenttion/advancements, etc. She sees a chance to drop you and move up in life and she gets her ducks in a row through flirting, secretly talking to/messaging/seeing/fvcking the new guy to get a feel for if she is leaving for a sure thing. Basically determining if the risk is worth the reward. But I assure you, she has been putting this together for a while and you had no idea. You just thought it was going through a rough patch. Little did you know she was going to drop the bomb on you and break it off.
Now given those 2 scenarios, why in the world would you want to invite this woman back into your life after you have emotionally worked hard to get her out of it?
Why would you want to get back in it just to go back through another break up when she decides its time to upgrade again, the problems that arent fixable rear their ugly head again, etc?
The reason is because you are worried about finding someone better or too lazy to move on. You can't complain about a situation that you keep voluntarily putting yourself into.
There are thousands of other women out there that you will get along with way better than your ex.
They are exes for a reason. Move on. Dont bite the breadcrumb. Dont respond and leave her wondering.
You cant control getting dumped, breaking up, etc if you are the dumpee. You can however take control of your emotions afterwards and make the conscious decision to never allow the ex to have any control of you again.