Should I Contact My Ex Who Dumped Me? (Spoiler: Hell No!)
“Should I contact my ex who dumped me?” Here’s why you shouldn’t, why experts often tell you the opposite, and what I would do instead.
It’s tough to resist the temptation to contact your ex when you want them back. You may think reaching out will somehow change their mind about returning or at least get them to miss you a little.
I hate to take a dump in your stew, but this is rarely the case. Contacting an ex will probably push them further away, especially when they dumped you.
Unconvinced? I’m not surprised.
You don’t want to hear this; you want to believe that contacting your ex will change everything. I get it. I was in your shoes once, too. But let me present my case here.
Below, I’ll list eight reasons why reaching out to your ex is a bad idea, explain why experts advise you to do it anyway, and reveal what I would do instead.
Side note #1: this article presupposes you have already expressed your feelings to your ex and/or told them you want to get back together but were met with rejection, silence, or an unreciprocated response. If you haven’t done so yet, express your feelings first and then proceed with withholding…
