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March 22, 2014 at 10:45 am #53329funjohnnyParticipant
So it is NYC on a Saturday evening and I am walking back into a bar in the west side of the city and there she is standing in front of me, my ex girlfriend of 5 years. I had not seen my ex in a year and we have been apart for nearly 2 1/2 years. She finished the relationship for various reasons, wanting to move to NYC and live her dream. I had made mistakes in the relationship, nothing involving other people but I did need to look at myself and the breakup did make me do that. When we broke up, I came to NYC from a different country as I felt I had to try to show that I was serious about trying to get it back on the rails. To cut a long story short, this did not work so we just lived our owns lives. I was in a much better place having dealt with the pain of the breakup. I still thought of her but was able to deal with it pretty well, that is until last weekend. When I saw her, I knew that I still loved this person, it was like a box I had put in cold storage had been taken out and opened. So we chatted for a while and it was pretty sweet to be honest. I had a planned to meet a mutual friend from home at another bar so she asked if she could come along and she did. We ended up having a fun night – and yes there was alcohol involved:-) but we definitely had a connection. She told me she missed me a few times and I told her that I missed her too and still loved her. I know this may seem strong but I always believe in being honest with my emotions. Anyway, we have exchanged texts a few times since then and we are planning to meet. Now, I have all these emotions swirling around. Is she just being curious about meeting? I trust her that she would be strong enough to say no and not meet and walk away if this was the case as she knows that meeting just for the sake of it would not be fair. I would love to re-kindle the relationship but I don’t want to go through the pain and hurt that the initial breakup caused as it took me so long to deal with that. I suppose I am just looking for some neutral analysis. Should I state from the start that if she is not sure then we should not go there or should be hang out and just see where it goes?….Sorry for the long introduction but I just need to clear my head a little….Thanks for any advice in advance..btw we are both in our 30’s so not kids anymore:-)
Johnny
- This topic was modified 10 years, 8 months ago by funjohnny.
March 23, 2014 at 6:07 am #53407LucyParticipantIf I were you I’d go on another fun date to validate for sure that you want to get back together, and that the last date was not just a fun reunion date. At the end of the fun date let her know your thoughts, honestly, tell her she doesn’t need to give you an answer right away, that if she needs a few days to think on it, she can take those days. If she says yes, you two are going to need to sit down and really assess if the problems that existed in the previous relationship are gone. This may take a couple of hours, and you will want to do it somewhere quiet and private where you two can talk. If they aren’t, you two will inevitably fall apart for the same reason, guaranteed. At that point, if things look good, take it sloooow. If things don’t, gracefully bow out. Take a few days to collect yourself if you need to, but don’t contact her for awhile. Could be several months or a year or so, but only contact her when you WANT to be PLATONIC FRIENDS.
Second chances are wonderful things, but they take lots of work. But if the second chance/attempt at reconcilliation doesn’t work, you have to let it go. Good luck
Lucy
March 23, 2014 at 10:06 am #53409funjohnnyParticipantHi Lucy,
Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful reply. I appreciate it and it kind of re-affirms my own feelings…
J
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