My Ex is Dating Someone Else... And I Want Them Back!
Getting dumped hurts. Getting dumped and then having to watch your ex kissing up to a new boyfriend or girlfriend is ten times worse. When your ex starts up a new relationship, things can get really hopeless really fast. Any efforts you might be making to get them back? They need to be redoubled.
That's not to say you should rush off and do anything rash. Winning back any ex boyfriend or ex girlfriend requires a level head and some cool thinking. Just because you don't approve of the person your ex picked as their next lover doesn't mean you can begin bashing that person or badmouthing them to your ex (or anyone else, for that matter). In fact, anything bad you say about your ex's new boyfriend or girlfriend will come back to haunt you later on, when you're trying to get them to take you seriously again.
Your ex's respect should be of paramount importance to you throughout the entire reconciliation process. Even when you're able to do nothing but wait out the honeymoon stages of your ex's new romance, there is still an image you need to maintain. Cool, calm indifference can go a long way toward making you attractive to an ex boyfriend or girlfriend who's currently involved in a rebound relationship. Because when that new romance finally crashes and burns? You want your ex to look back to you... and remember nothing but good things.
"But my ex is dating someone else! What can I do?"
Lots of things. First and foremost, you need to calm down. Just because your ex is seeing someone new doesn't mean their feelings for you are gone. On the contrary, most times someone starts up a new relationship they try to wipe the slate clean by burying past feelings and emotions. Everything your ex feels for you is still there, only it's buried just beneath the surface. And the quicker they began seeing this new boyfriend or girlfriend? The easier those feelings will be for you to unearth.
You'll hear a lot about pressing emotional hot buttons, but when you want your ex back that's exactly what you must do. Especially in the case where your ex is dating somebody else, you need to remind them of the good times and great things you did together. You've got one major advantage that this new person in your ex's life does not: a past history with your ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. That history may contain its fair share of fights and arguments, but you've also got far more great times and fantastic memories than you do bad ones. People tend to be optimistic when it comes to relationships, meaning they mostly remember the good things.
So how do you steal your ex back from someone else? With time, patience, and all the right moves. Depending upon your situation, there are techniques for turning your ex's attention back upon you. Many of them can even be accomplished without your ex realizing what you've done. There are methods for establishing a temporary friendship with your ex while undermining their current relationship, and things you can do to help speed up the process of your ex dumping their new love interest. The more you know, the better off you'll be.