My girlfriend and I recently split up and all my friends are emailing me asking me what I'm going to do.
One of them even went so far as to send me this list of ways to win your love back.
I think I'll give it a shot.
1.
Call her - Sounds pretty simple, right? She may have called you 5 times a day when you were together, but you can bet your boots she won't be calling you now.
She's going to be following all the advice in those relationship books.
They're all telling her to leave you alone for a while so you can get your head on straight.
So, if you want to talk to her, you're going to have to suck it up and call her.
2.
E-mail her - This is another one.
If you want to hear from her at all, you're going to have to make the first move.
Regardless of who left whom, she will not be contacting you in any way, shape or form.
Again, suck it up.
Just send her a brief e-mail and say, "Hey! What's up?" Just enough to let her know you're thinking about her, but no intrusive.
3.
Stay away from other girls - yeah, yeah, I know, the books all say to get on with your life.
But if you really want to win your love back, you better be available.
It's OK to go out on an occasional date with someone else, but that's it.
You each go home alone.
4.
Don't forget her birthday - yes, even though you are not together anymore, if you want to have any hope at all of winning your love back, you had better remember her birthday, Christmas, or any special Anniversaries that pop op while you're on the outs.
5.
Call her again - just a short call here and there.
Nothing that could be considered stalking! She just needs to be reassured that you're still thinking of her and that you still care about her.