Thanks
Seriously, AWESOME post. I read it 10 times now and will continue to read it 10 times more to remind myself and have this in the back of my head. Wish I knew about this before, been almost 4 months now since ive been dumped and we had a bumpy road.
I didnt agree to be friends with my ex but since I live in a small town, when I bumped into her I would chase. I find it immature to ignore someone in real life and I usually went up to her and tried having somewhat of an conversation and I could feel that she still cares alot and likes me but her initial decision was to dump me and shes sticking with it.
I think from now onwards I have to go COMPLETE NC, that means nothing not even approaching and if I see her out I say just "Hi" and continue walking. I would obviously want her back in my life as ****buddy or maybe even get together again but im moving on, enjoying my life and seeing new girls too.
I had a situation 2 weeks ago with my ex, I was at the club with another girl and my ex saw us together and her anxiety levels SKYROCKETED. She texted me saying I look good, she ran around the club not knowing what to do and I never seen her stare at me like that ever before (we had the biggest VIP area in middle of the club, everyone could see us).
Unfortunately I handled the situation wrong (I learned this after reading this post, thanks again) and after seeing my ex going bananas I approached her at the club and started saying I care so much about her and we started kissing. She hugged me saying "I dont deserve this", I was a bit alpha and we made out a bit more and I tried get her home but she was a bit skeptical and I looked at my phone and saw the other girl bombarded me with texts so I decided to leave it there.
I didnt text her or say anything after this night, 5 days after I saw my ex at the gym and she was superflirty, I invited her to come to my birthday party the day after and kissed her again at the gym. On my birthday she just sent a lousy skype message saying happy birthday and said she was tired and had a long week and didnt show up, I got flaked.
I saw her now a few days ago and asked if she wanted to grab a drink together (I assumed in my logical mind since we made out and she said she cares about me 2 weeks ago she might want me back?) and she said she was busy and didnt even mention a counteroffer. She had the arrogant look when shes "above" someone and I felt like a complete idiot. I took it well and said: "alright let me know when ur free then" and left.
What I want to say is though, its like the original post says, once they know they can have you easy, you LOST. I am 100% sure this girl loved me to death, and still have strong feelings for me. My chasing caused her to be more sure of her decision and I might even have chased her away for good now. I know she is seeing other guys, and this is stupid to say but we have a very strong natural attraction and I can see how her anxiety and jealousy rises to sky levels when im with other women, even if she doesnt say it I "belong" to her, but more like a dog or toy and not her man at the moment...
Anyway, thought I share my thoughts and proof that this post is SOLID. Im gonna go back to strong NC now and move on with my life, this time shes gonna have to work to get me back and if she doesnt put in the effort then it wasnt meant to be anyway.
Thanks guys and good luck!