Getting back with your ex...

United States
June 18, 2007 1:25am CST
Is it possible to have a relationship again with your ex? Let's say one person told the other, "I will NEVER get back with you AGAIN....EVER EVER EVER EVER" or something to that extreme, basically at one point giving you the impression it would never work out and no matter what you did, they would never want you... Then years later you find yourself in love again or back together, or something. Is that even possible? I was just wonderin about this. I realize people change, so I'm wonderin if this has happened to anyone before, like getting back with someone you thought you never would... and after you did you were really happy (or not). What's your experience?
14 responses
• United States
19 Jun 07
I was with my kids' father for four years before our son was born and we broke up because he was still getting into trouble with the law, refused to get a job and just wasn't ready to grow up. I broke up with him and vowed that I would never get back with him again. I absolutely hated him and had no love left for him at all. A year or so after we broke up he decided to get involved in his sons life, he got a job, stopped getting into trouble and became a great father. He tried as hard as he could to get me back, and after about a year of him asking I decided to give him another shot. It's been 8 years since then, we now have 5 children, we got married last year and just bought our first home. So yes, I do believe that it is possible to get back with an ex even if you have said you would never go there again. Sometimes people care enough to change for the better and deserve another chance.
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• United States
19 Jun 07
That is a really inspiring story. Thanks for sharing.
@KaseyLah (142)
• Canada
18 Jun 07
Yes i did, i liked this guy and then we got into a big fight so we stoped seeing each other, then like 3 months later we started having feelings for each other again and now he has moved and etc.
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• United States
18 Jun 07
he moved away or you two moved in with eachother?
• United States
19 Jun 07
Well with my current boyfriend ( of four years ) we have done that once before. A long time ago we were fighting a lot over just stupid things and we both said things that we regret. It ended up him breaking up with me and we were apart for about 9 months. When it ended we absolutely hated each other, I really thought I despised him for the things he had said to me. So in the time we were apart we both found new relationships but then for some reason we started talking again, which made us both end our current relationships and start over again. We are really happy now as a couple, we both changed and matured a lot so it helped. Now our relationship is as healthy as ever! So yes, it does happen!
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• United States
19 Jun 07
not for me.i'm not on good terms with my ex's..i hope to never see them again. if any of them did show up,i'd be certain they're trying to get something from me. i still have a restraining order on the last one.
@federickp (607)
• India
18 Jun 07
That can happen. When we say we dont want to meet or see your face for ever in my life, we are saying that as we are very very angry at that point of time. Then as the days pass we tend to remember all those days which we spent over with that person and all those things in which he/she helped us. Time makes us realise what is the exact relationship and then tells us whether we have made a good decision by ditching him/her? And it is possible ofcourse!
• United States
19 Jun 07
Of course it is possible to get back with an ex. I know people that do this all the time. I am doing it as we speak as well.
@zhannel (21)
• Philippines
19 Jun 07
Going back to your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend is the horrible things..You have known him before, his attitude and everything..Whatever is your problem with your ex before, might happen again,when you get back with him..And think also about yourself..and if you are inlove with him again..u may be the foolish one fooling yourself to nothing..Yes!we cannot teach our heart to whome we may fall in love..but we have to think as many as we can to decide for thyself..Just think that your ex.is a part of your colorful journey..and thats it..
@meljessxena (2315)
• Australia
18 Jun 07
i got back with my ex not long after we broke up and it wasnt any different to when we were together the first time, so it ended up not working out again, i dont really speak to my last bf but if i saw him we say hello and i wouldnt have any feelings for him as i have spoken to him since and we are fine as just friends
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@babykay (2131)
• Ireland
18 Jun 07
I can never ever imagine it happening with me, with any of my exes no matter what the circumstances (besides I am a happily married woman!) but I think it is possible. If it is to have any chance of success, a good bit of time, preferably a few years, should have elapsed. This is so you can both completely get over each other, forgive one another etc before starting anew, genuinely. It certainly never has happened to me and I am confident it never will!!
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• United States
18 Jun 07
I made this mistake once. Even though much time had gone by since we were last together the first time, I still had the same anger from our first relationship attempt. I found myself thinking about what broke us up the first time and how I just felt during the relationship in general. My point being, the second go-around is never going to be the same. I will never get back together with an ex and I've also found it's much better to move on - not to stay in the past. Life is too short for that and there are so many fish in the sea. There maybe even a fish out there like your ex...but better.
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@angela2006 (1845)
• China
18 Jun 07
yes,I will never go to the exrelationship,because whatever the reason of breaking down,I think it just signals that we are not suitable,so getting back just will hurt us again.I will cherish my new lover instead of missing the exboyfriend.
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• Pakistan
18 Jun 07
Umm. Well I might have a second opinion. Everyone deserves a second chance. Cuz if a person relizes wht he's done is wrong n then truely from the bottom of his heart accepts tht he was at fault and apologizes sincerely, i think theres no harm in giving him/her another shot. I mean .. C'mon we are humnas aren't we? We tend to makes mistakes?! And it is us Humans who forgive as well? So wht i think is... If the person is sincere with his apology n really means it and who knows.. wht if he ends up loving n caring for you more than ever before!!!???
• United States
19 Jun 07
You can definitely get back with your ex, if the break was caused by something stupid. But if someone got cheated on or something major like that, probably not
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• Malaysia
18 Jun 07
I was with my x for 5 years when we decided to break up..i was really down then and could not even eat or sleep..and i regret breaking up with as i find that i still love him even til to date (though i m currently with someone else). However, i do not think that after breaking up a couple will be able to get back together..as in my case, my x has been avoiding me since then and we don't even have the opportunity to sit down and have a talk.
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• United States
18 Jun 07
cos thats love LOL and u shd be happy that u found ur true mate at last.