Oh, I hope you're not here expecting some petty, vindictive document of revenge regarding the 5 good ways to get back at your ex. No, I'm actually talking about rekindling that relationship, bringing you back together. But each of these strategies have the happy, self-positive effect of being both assertive techniques for getting your own life running right for you, and possibly letting the other person see where they were wrong and want you back.
The 5 good ways to get back at your ex, you see, are actually ways to get the best possible outcome regardless if you're going to end up back with them, with someone else, or facing into that sunset squinting and whistling alone. Happy trails!
1. Be strong. The absolute worst thing you can do after a break-up is be miserable! This is very important. Your first mission, before you worry about who you're going to be with, is to be happy with yourself. So get your life in gear - in fact, turn yourself into the kind of person you've always admired. Get that sporty, sexy car, get that makeover, take that freewheeling vacation. Be cheerful, the life of the party, always with a song in your heart and a smile on your face.
2. Minimize communication with your ex. In fact, just put them out of your mind as much as you can! Who has time to mope around after old flames when you're following rule #1? Now, some might advise that if you want your old relationship back, you have to communicate a lot. Yes, but there's also the case where you're doing too much of the contacting and not enough waiting to be contacted. Is it always you dialing the phone? That's called "being clingy."
3. Be flexible in dealing with your ex. Good lord, what is this? They say "I'm taking my weekend with the kids this week!" and you inscrutably say "Yeah, whatever." They say, "I still have some of your books mixed in with mine, do you want them?" and you're all "Meh, they're just books!" Having a sudden, Zen-like detachment to the situation is the exact opposite of weeping hot tears over the emotional roller-coaster that is a break-up.
4. Get out! One of the best ways to get back at your ex is to have fun without them. Make new friends, and always be available for outings. Do the town, be it fancy restaurants, chic coffee bars, or sultry dance clubs. Excellent therapy for you, and prods your ex to think "I lost a real gem!" It's also good for a little defense, if you were the one who was dumped; well, you got a date this weekend and you both had fun - clearly you're not the impossible dark little cloud that your ex says you are!
5. Love yourself for who you are. Of course if there's things about yourself you want to change, go ahead and do that. But don't let any temporary inadequacies that you have set you apart from the overall lifelong picture you have of yourself as a winner. Think like a winner, act like a winner, and what do you know? People who do this long enough find that in the end, they really were winners all along.