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1. Your Ex Dumped You Because He/She Was Not In Love With You
You probably hate me already. You are arguing that this is not applicable to your situation. BECAUSE ...didn't he or she tell you that you were his/her best friend, that he/she loved spending time with you, etc. etc., but that he/she was just not ready to be involved in a full-time relationship, did not want to be involved in a long-distance relationship, had been hurt in the past too many times and was simply AFRAID of being hurt again, could not leave his/her spouse because of family obligations or religion, had to work too much, had children and needed to devote himself/herself to them, needed TIME to think or TIME to himself/herself, etc. etc. (it is impossible to cover the list of excuses here, but one is just as bad as the other). The fact of the matter is (and please read this again carefully:
YOUR EX DUMPED YOU BECAUSE HE/SHE WAS NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU!
How do I know this? Let's use an example. Are you familiar with the ill-fated, but awesome love of Romeo and Juliet? Yes, it is but a work of Shakespeare, but doesn't it reflect the great passion of a man and woman in love? A man and a woman who would have given ANYTHING, including their very lives and names, to love and be with their beloved? Have you ever been in love with someone? Are you truly in love with the object of your rejected and desperate affection? Well, of course you are! Or you wouldn't be here...right? Ok. Let's observe some quotes from Romeo and Juliet and try to insert your Ex and you into the equation.
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!/ For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 1.5
"Then I defy you, stars!"
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 5.1
"Tis torture, and not mercy. Heaven is here
Where Juliet lives, and every cat and dog
And little mouse, every unworthy thing,
Live here in heaven and may look on her,
But Romeo may not."
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 3.3
If you know the story of Romeo and Juliet, you know that they fell in love despite the fact that they were from families that hated one another, and that either would have done ANYTHING to be with the other (insert your Ex's excuses listed above), and in the end even ended up dying to be with the other.
2. "If You Love Something Let It Go Free....
If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever." Doug Horton.
I'm sure you've heard that quote, and you may dismiss it as just that -- a quote to post on your facebook page or observe on a poster. But, as in many quotes (or proverbs even) that have withstood the test of time, there is a LIFETIME of wisdom in it.
Do you really want to win your ex back by tricking him or her into thinking that you are something that you are not? Do you want to have to have to lose weight, go out on the town with your friends, acquire a vast following of the opposite sex, or land the perfect job just to gain the affection of your lost love? Even if you were not at your best when you were with your ex, wouldn't it be better in the end to know that your ex came back to you for the person you truly are, or that he or she made a personal sacrifice (like Romeo or Juliet) to gain the treasure of your love?
3. Your Dream Lover Awaits
Somewhere, some day, the true love of your life is waiting for you. This is the person who would defy the very stars just for YOU. You don't need to turn to an internet search engine, or buy a best-selling book, or consult a psychic. But first you must let go of your ex. Don't turn over and over the events of your relationship and/or your break-up in your mind, grasping for straws as to what you could have done or could do to win back and secure that person's love. Instead, love and value yourself, and realize that in doing so, you are preparing for that awesome day, when the TRUE love of your life comes to claim you, faults and all, whether that be your ex or NOT!
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