Just try to imagine it: you've spent so much time with a person€"with moments that are fun, insane, or even both, at the same time€"but suddenly, a fight erupts between the two of you that just pushes your relationship over the brink. No wonder most people feel that they've €literally€ lost a part of themselves when the time comes to part ways with their exes. On the risk of sounding awfully cheesy (but hey, it's a relationship article, so being cheesy's a part of the job), no amount of regenerative medicine known to man has ever been known to cure that yet. On second thought, I think I can use that line for a greeting card.
Okay, let's get back to the drawing board. As most of you have known by now, ending a relationship doesn't mean that it's €officially€ ended. After all, with the advent of online and mobile communications over the past fifteen years, there's always a chance that you and your ex will still be able to connect with each other, even without having to go through a Serendipity-like moment (wouldn't it be awesome if that happened to you, though?). But other than that, the reasons for breaking up are almost always the same across the globe: you need space from each other; you feel like you're going nowhere; it's not you, it's me€"you know, those vague things that essentially mean the same thing, and that is your partner (or even you, don't lie about it) need to see other people, which is perfectly normal if you still don't have plans of settling down, by the way. But if you do, then worry not; after all, you haven't lasted that long with your ex by not knowing at least something about each other, right?
And this brings us to why your ex may still come crawling back to you€"s/he may be just €finding options€ right now, but that doesn't mean you have been completely banished from his/her mind just yet. The human mind has a tendency to be attached to an entity that is comfortably and innately familiar with, which explains why some couples still get married in the end despite enduring dramatically rocky relationships from the start.
So€¦ how can you be sure that you'll still hook up with each other? Simple: similar to following the rules of dating, let your ex make the €first move€€"allow him/her to contact you first. Of course, you don't have to expect that it will immediately lead to €Why don't we have coffee later?€ moments, but at least you know that that's a start. Also, just like a relationship, be patient and wait for your talks to lead into something momentous like continuing the relationship; rushing things will never do good in cases like these.
Now that that's fixed, just sit back and allow some ample time for your ex to call you back. It may sound silly, but if you really are destined with each other, then there's no point fighting it. Yeah, I know, that's definitely cheesy.