How To Make A Stubborn Ex Boyfriend Come Running Back

183 thoughts on “How to Make a Stubborn Ex Boyfriend Come Running Back”

Annie

September 7, 2018 at 1:03 pm

I never cheated, but I lied. I lied to the love of my life about hanging out with my ex. I swore there were no romantic intentions, i just wanted to help him with issues he was going through. I shamefully lied to the love of my life about my whereabouts and what I was doing for a year. I feel so much shame and sadness for the hurt and pain I caused him. I know I can do better and stop lying to him and prove it to him. Th issue is he won’t give me another chance because of his ego. He told everybody the details of our breakup and all of his friends and family hate me and call me names. We had a great foundation for our relationship and I think that it’s his embarrassment and stubbornness that won’t let him give me another chance along with the circle of influence.
Should I treat this like a “I cheated on him” instance?

Chris Seiter

September 7, 2018 at 2:55 pm

Hi Annie!

The truth is everybody lies and or misleads for any number of reasons. So Don’t be so hard on yourself. Its best to have an ex recovery plan. And no, you did not cheat, so you should not treat or think of of it as cheating. I have a lot of resources on this site that can help you with how to proceed if you want your ex back. Tap into those!

Ananya

September 7, 2018 at 10:35 am

Hey, Chris. I have been dating a guy for the last 1.5 years. He had broken up with me after a year because of family issues. But then after 4 months, we both started contacting again and came back together after a few days. We have mutual friends and I told one of our friends about a moment that my boyfriend and I had in private. That was a very normal thing but it was taken very negatively and was used against him in a way that my boyfriend felt that I was trying to lower his reputation and image infront of his friends. He got angry and said that he was not ready for a relationship and has blocked me everywhere. What do I do?

Chris Seiter

September 7, 2018 at 3:03 pm

Hi Ananya!

So anger can hang around for awhile, but love conquers it over time. Best to give him space and make use of the no contact rule. Visit my home page to learn more about how to tap into my resources.

Annie

September 6, 2018 at 1:21 pm

What should I do?

Chris Seiter

September 7, 2018 at 3:50 am

Hi Annie!

Not sure what you should do. Drop me a line telling me more about your situation!

Annie

September 5, 2018 at 8:11 pm

I never cheated, but I lied. I lied to the love of my life about hanging out with my ex. I swore there were no romantic intentions, i just wanted to help him with issues he was going through. I shamefully lied to the love of my life about my whereabouts and what I was doing for a year. I feel so much shame and sadness for the hurt and pain I caused him. I know I can do better and stop lying to him and prove it to him. Th issue is he won’t give me another chance because of his ego. He told everybody the details of our breakup and all of his friends and family hate me and call me names. We had a great foundation for our relationship and I think that it’s his embarrassment and stubbornness that won’t let him give me another chance along with the circle of influence.
Suzie

August 31, 2018 at 4:18 pm

Thank you for this great article!

Im going though NC and have a trip abroad planned&booked together with my ex in a few months. Should I change my trip?

Chris Seiter

September 1, 2018 at 1:13 am

Hi Suzie!

I would wait a while longer. First explore if NC is getting any traction

Anita

August 24, 2018 at 10:42 pm

Hi,

I´m in the same situation as Roberta in the comments below/above, a second break up with the guy i imagined to be the father of my children, we even discussed that together.

His words were ¨this is not working¨ and ¨Im not happy¨ when he broke up with me about 2 weeks ago. I haven´t been in touch with him since, I have with his family though…

I have the feeling that he needs time and that he will come back to me, but he is very stubborn.

The last break up I broke NC after 10 days and we got more or less together on my birthday. During this second NC period he paid me back money he owed me and sent me a (very distant) email for me to come pick up my stuff. I did not reply. I do want to confirm him I receive the money though, as I always did before, as I think it is a decent thing to do.

Should I confirm to him, cool and relax and then go back in NC? Or not break the NC at all?

Chris Seiter

August 24, 2018 at 11:53 pm

Hi Anita!

I know second breakups are hard in some ways. You have been down that road, and the pain is just getting duller. I wouldn’t contact him about the money. Maybe find a way for someone you both know to mention it if you think he really needs confirmation. I hope you are utilizing my program (check into my book “Pro”) as it will help you with all the things you can do during this post breakup period. Just swing by my home page and check out all of the resources and tools available to you Anita!

Aditi

August 11, 2018 at 12:35 pm

Yesterday, he finally said that since we want different things, he thinks that we cannot be together. I wish for him to express his feelings verbally or by actions. To which his reaction is that he gets pissed, answering – “This is how I am”, “If I am with you, that means that I love you and will be with you”.
Never, in our entire 2 years’ relationship has he said that he will change and be a better person for me or will do anything to make me stay. He has always been ok with me leaving.

Now, that he has finally ended. And I let him go this time without any revolt or arguments. I just replied with “Yes, I understand your reasons. Tc of yourself. Bye”
Though I want him to realise, I am not sure if he ever will. I don’t know what place did I hold in his life. How could it be so easy for him to let me go? Always??

Everything else has been more important to him than me. Even now, he must be ok. As in all our past fights, he has been ok and resumes with his life as normal.

Please suggest!!
Roberta

August 3, 2018 at 5:42 pm

What if this is the second time my boyfriend has broken up with me? First time was a year and a half ago and he was away for 3 weeks. I didn’t apply no contact and just let him back in. Now he has broken up w me again giving same excuses of not seeing a future but I know he loves me as he constantly talked about the future. My intuition says he freaks out and gets scared because he isn’t where he wants to be financially or career wise to be in a relationship. Can this work twice or is twice an omen to stay Away ?

Chris Seiter

August 4, 2018 at 2:46 am

Hi Roberta…breakups are fairly common in relationships. Now if you guys were on your 4th one, I would say that is dysfunctional. But think about an extended no contact period and when you do get back together after so much needed healing on both sides, be sure to address the core issues triggering the breakups.

Anita Glenn

February 28, 2018 at 10:10 pm

Thank you so much. This help me threw it.
Nikita

January 29, 2018 at 6:13 pm

Hi,
so basically I dated my boyfriend for 8 months. he is quite a very busy guy – he works 3 jobs (because he is going to do a loan) and recently he was offered a course from one of those jobs for just 4 weeks starting this january. anyway long story short, he used to break up for almost every argument we had which was mainly started by me arguing of how little we used to meet weekly. (p.s. minor arguments because he used to text me the following day or 2 of the argument).
his working schedule is from Monday till Friday he works from 6am – 430pm (job 1) then by 6pm till approx. 10.30pm (job 2 – catering); then Saturday morning he used to spend like 4hrs job 3 and again Job 2 (catering) starting from 6pm till midnight or so and then, Sunday just job 2 (catering) starting from 6pm onwards. But of course he would not have the ‘energy’ to meet up with me on sunday evening because he has to go to the other job starting 6am on Monday – which I really did effort to be understanding.
– N.B. We live very close to each other like maybe 20 minutes drive.

So I felt quite pissed lately not finding time for me, although he used to tell me from the very first day that he is super busy and that he will not find time for me as much as he should to or as much as I deserve but somehow i still accepted. at the beginning of our relationship he was very sweet and caring and to be honest he still is, for instance once after a minor argument and talked about some issues he told me “you are too good to be lost” and also “whenever we meet i forget all of my problems encountered at work and throughout my life” ( which was back in December).
(The issues and arguments are always about the fact that he has literally no time for me)
The last argument we had was about the same issue which was how sad I feel sometimes that he doesn’t find time for me and his response was just like this: ” I think we should break up because you don’t deserve someone like me who doesn’t afford to find time for someone like you. probably it’s because you do not understand how busy my life is and i have no option in staying like this before i finish the loan payments for sure. So it would be best for you to find someone better because you seem to want more attention than i give you ”

Well, i suggested that we should move in together rather than breaking up but he does not want to rush things out as he has never been in a ‘serious relationship’. So i thought he has already made up his mind in seriously breaking up with me this time and so i accepted the break up.
After 2 days i texted him and it didn’t turn up to end well. I ended up insulting him and he pointed out that he is doing this for my own good.
I currently in my final year of University and i have lots of pressure, stress and sometime some anger issues. My hormonal imbalance does not help a lot but he knows i have these issues.
I know he never meant harm and i think he has feelings for me even though he told me once or twice that he loves me, but now i think either i annoyed him or that somehow over did it with these arguments. Some suggestions would be greatly appreciated

EBR Team Member: Amor

January 31, 2018 at 5:06 pm

Hi Nikita,

when did you broke up? Are you going to do the nc rule?

Josey

January 15, 2018 at 6:47 am

Help EBR.

My ex and I were together for 2 years and we recently broke up 2 months ago. We were very committed and I had a promise ring. For the most part our relationship was perfect. We did everything together and were so in love. We even got our first place together. However out of nowhere he told me he was unhappy and broke up with me shortly after. The last 6 months before that had been a little rough with some petty fighting here and there but nothing I thought was abnormal…I mean every couple goes through a rough patch right?

Well after the breakup I continuously tried everything I could to stay in touch. I got so far with it that I even convinced him to come over for dinner one night and it was great. Everything turned out just how I had hoped. We talked about everything and he even agreed that we could continue talking and if we took things slow. With that being said, I continued to text him, however he put up another wall and just stopped responding. It didn’t matter what time of day I texted him or what I would say, he would say nothing back. Eventually this became so frustrating that I comeplety blew up and in turn, I was told it “pushed him over the edge.” About a week after hearing that, he showed up to an event he knew I would be at and purposely made out with some girl he had brought with him right in front of me. I was heartbroken. Every time I would turn to look at him, he would just smirk and go back to kissing her. This was so devesating for me and honestly, my worst nightmare. That same night, I sent him a pretty blunt text and told him how heartbroken I was. I said some things I probably shouldnt have out of hurt and anger and I regretted it instantly the next day. It’s been a week since I sent that message and I do not know if he ever tried to respond because instantly blocked him. We aren’t friends on any social media either. It’s been a week since I sent that message and I haven’t said a word to him.

My question is…if I go 30 days without contact, do I still have a chance getting him back given the situation at hand?? Or do you think he has completely moved on?

My heart is aching and I am trying to take steps to move forward but I really miss my best friend and I really feel that the problems we had before are easily fixed with better communication. I just need a chance from him.

EBR Team Member: Amor

January 15, 2018 at 7:45 pm

Hi Josey,

Try it first.. It’s not a guarantee to work in any situation but it helps increase your chances.

Ari

January 10, 2018 at 3:09 am

Hi,
So my boyfriend of 3 years broke up with me last week. Everything was going great. We had a great date night when all of the sudden a conversation came up about the future and he said he didn’t see a future with me and breaking up is probably best. Mind you, just hours before he was telling me he loved me and we were smiling and having fun. I told him that we should take a day or 2 to cool down and then talk about it. We did. He said he still thinks breaking up is probably best, but he said he still loves me and literally didn’t want to leave even though the conversation was over. We were in a long distance relationship and I think he felt pressured that when I am done with school in a few months, I was making the decision to move to where he is. He basically said he doesn’t feel confident enough about me to uproot my life like that. The thing is, he is such an overthinker and always doubts things. I’ve been implementing no contact for 5 days now and plan to continue even though it’s hard. I’m just confused. How can you be with someone for 3 years and not be sure about a future? He also tried to throw the incompatible line at me. Part of me believes that once he stops overthinking everything and realizes what he left behind, he will regret it, but I don’t know. I’m so broken hearted. Is there any chance I can get him back in a few months once we have both worked on ourselves for a little bit?

EBR Team Member: Amor

January 11, 2018 at 5:14 pm

Hi Ari,

I think there’s a chance.. You mean you’re going to do months of nc? If so, how long?

Mila

December 29, 2017 at 4:38 pm

Hi Amor,
Suddenly he deleted my number from his phone. I can say that because I am not able to see his profile pic. on whatsapp but can able to see last seen. So I am sure that hedeleted my number but not blocked me. I was active on whatsapp story. What do you think? What can be his intention to do that? I thought he either try to make me react or make himself forget me easily… I did nothing about that I am stick my extra n.c (30 days) waiting… And also one thing to say is it something or not I dont know but he stoped to sharing on social media when he deleted my number. He was soooo active before that. Any suggestion? advice? anything will make me happy. Thank you…

EBR Team Member: Amor

December 31, 2017 at 9:15 pm

be more active in doing posts in Facebook or Instagram that are not stories, or those that doesn’t disappear.

Andy

December 27, 2017 at 7:24 am

My ex and I were together for 13 years. For the last 5 years we were living in a long distance relationship. Both of us were trying to make the relationship work and everybody was telling us that we were such a great fit for eachother. Of course we had our flaws, but whatever was wrong we tried to resolve in the intimacy of our relationship. However, a year ago I told him that I wanted to settle down someplace, have a family, raise children and he said that first I would have to leave everything, quit my job and move over. And I would have done that just that everytime I would decide to take that leap of faith he would do something to pull me back from doing it. So, long story short we broke up. Almost two months after the breakup he decided he wanted to reconcile and we gave it another try. Just that he wasn’t the same, it was like he was punishing me for all the things I did wrong during our relationship. After three months we broke up again. I initiated the breakup, but deep down I felt like he was pushing me to do it. Now we’re separated for 8 months. We talk once a month, when he comes in the country he calls me and meets for a coffee. I feel like he is the one for me. I gave him space and tried to improve myself. I studied for a career change and even have been to a few interviews to the city he lives in. I want to become a better me and I also wanted him to see that I’m trying to make things work. Last time I went for an interview I stayed at his place. It was just like when we were together. He was very caring and loving towards me and we ended up making love. It was a magical week. After I came back home I decided that when we would meet again I would ask him to give us another chance and that I would do anything to make it work, even moving straightaway to his town of residence and live everything behind. And I did, just that he said no, that we broke up and that ment done for us, that he is very stubborn and that he knows he is making a huge mistake letting me go. He even told me that I was the love of his life. I’m heartbroken and really don’t know what to do next. I really feel that we are ment to be together. I decided to give him space, thinking that if he would ever want to be together he will tell me but in the same time I fear that he will try to do his best to forget me. Is there anything I can do to make him change his mind?

EBR Team Member: Amor

December 28, 2017 at 4:26 pm

Hi Andy,

Check this one:
If You Had a Long Distance Breakup Here Is How You Get Back Together

Mila

December 23, 2017 at 3:26 pm

Thanks for your answer Amor,
but I texted him again a week after and I said ” You wantto hear th thing that I just saw” no reply… I start moving on without moving on. I wouldn text again, because he wont reply ever. He try to make me see his photos with his female friends ( I was insecure). I know he try to make me see because he shared his photos on instagram (and I dont have insta. account and he knows it) and also share on Whatsapp story, the only person on his whatsapp list without an insta. account is me. Why he try to show his pict. to me? Is he try to show his happy life without me. Is he try to make me understand he is better now? It is so confusing. Any guess and advice?

EBR Team Member: Amor

December 25, 2017 at 9:13 pm

Hi Lis,

don’t worry a lot of girls do it. I hope you didn’t send an emotional text… I think you need to restart nc, do 30 days, and do more of posts that doesn’t disappear after 24 hours.. if you blocked him, make your posts public.. It looks like he has moved on, so he has to think that by the point you initiate contact again, you’re either moving on or has moved on too and just being friendly because he saw it through your posts.. Don’t say in your first text that you just want to be friends or you’re just being friendly.. just do it, don’t say it..

Mila

December 19, 2017 at 7:50 pm

Hi,
We were together about 3 years (mostly LDR) and he broke up with me 27 days ago. After 21 days NC. I initated contatc with a text which is a suggestion text ( yo need to try … youre gonna like it) but he doesnt reply at all. I felt that he was waiting for me to send following texts which I didnt. He is a stubborn man and his ego is realy high. I am waiting for a week to initiate again. Am I on the right path? What do you think about re-initiating because I m scared that if he wont reply my text again.

EBR Team Member: Amor

December 20, 2017 at 9:14 pm

Hi Mila,

restart nc, do at least 30 days, continue improving yourself but do posts that don’t disappear after 24 hours and make them public.

Kris

December 9, 2017 at 2:58 am

Okay, so I hadn’t spoken to my ex in months and although we ended amicably, we still hadn’t spoken or met up with each other even though we said we could still be “friends” (i don’t actually believe that).. Anyways, we still have each other on social media and that includes snapchat. Well, the other day, I posted a story and he replied to it in the most random way and we ended up starting a conversation with each other although I was a bit hesitant because it was so random and it had been so long since we spoke.. However, the conversation went on and I made sure to not reply as quickly but he responded very quickly after my responses.. This continued for the entire day, until he all of a sudden just stopped replying. I’m so confused because he’s the one who kept asking questions and continued the conversation and then out of the blue cut it off… A few days after that, I posted a photo on Instagram and he still “liked” it so I know that I didn’t do anything wrong. But, I’m just confused as to what the whole point of contacting me in the first place even was. We’re both stubborn people and I know from mutual friends he’s been single all this time, but now I’m not sure if I’m overthinking everything.. it’s been over a week, and I haven’t contacted him since then especially since I’m trying to think logically, but I just can’t wrap my head around this. SOS

EBR Team Member: Amor

December 12, 2017 at 1:42 am

Hi Kris,

maybe he just didn’t have someone to talk to that day, and then you were responsive.. For me, if you wanted to build rapport, don’t expect much from him but initiate more conversations..

Sammie

December 5, 2017 at 2:14 pm

Are the rules different if I was the one who ended things with my ex? I made the mistake of asking my ex to consider giving me a second chance in an apology. We’ve never had each other on social media so I wouldn’t know if he’s even seen my social media. 🙁 Can an ex still be stubborn even if they didn’t call the shots and ended things?

EBR Team Member: Amor

December 5, 2017 at 8:23 pm

what did he say when you asked?

amy

November 29, 2017 at 6:37 pm

ok I will tell him about this tomorrow! hope it turns out for the better
amy

November 28, 2017 at 4:49 pm

yeah Amor, enough with ignoring this thing!
I haven’t really texted him after that day! Do you think I should wait for him to text me or text him myself and tell him about all this?

EBR Team Member: Amor

November 29, 2017 at 2:37 pm

Ask him anytime..if he doesn’t answer tell him calmly what you felt about what he’s doing

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