My Cheating Ex Is Back In The Picture..Should I Give It A Shot?
In November of 2008, I met the best thing that ever happened to me. We met online and fell for each other quickly. We had a great relationship with a few bumps in the road. I was more than your average boyfriend. I cooked her dinner and sometimes we would cook together, bought her dinner, bought her roses on occasion just to say I loved her, helped her financially if needed, and did all of the little things that mattered. She has had a troubled past when it comes to guys. Because of that issue she was very insecure. I always plead and swore that I wasn’t going to leave or cheat on her. About 5 months into our relationship she met a new guy from her work. She had a lot of guy friends that I didn’t mind her seeing at all, but this guy was different. After a week of knowing her he offered to pay hundreds of dollars worth of car maintenance for her car. He offered to pay for a new tattoo, took her our for breakfast all of the time. I knew what he was trying to do, and I demanded that it stop. We argued for a long time over what was going on and I was given the jealous and insecure label. She ended up cheating on me nad leaving me for him around our six month mark. I was devastated. She told me she wanted me in her life still, but I denied the offer. She would still send me text messages but I would ignore them because I was bitter. I gave her a diamond necklace for Christmas, and a watch for valentines day that she ended up giving back to me when she left. I also returned the promise ring that I was going to present to her on our six month anniversary. I wanted to prove to her that I would stay honest, commited, and true to her until we were ready to be engaged in the future. Her relationship with the new guy didn’t last long at all. They only "saw" each other for a few weeks. Months went by and we didn’t really speak to each other. About 3 months ago I decided I needed to get over her and move on. I deleted her off of my facebook to begin the process of healing. About a week ago I received a message from her on facebook asking why I deleted her off. I thought, "Why should I respond?" So I ignored her. She responded again and was upset that I didn’t respond. She told me that she still wanted me in her life and wanted to be friends. She told me that the guy she was dating at the time was cheating on her, and told me she was sorry for hurting me. She told me she understood if I didn’t want to talk to her. I responded back and told her how I felt about what she did, and told her I would think about being friends. She responded back and told me she worried about me a lot and thought it would be nice if we went out to lunch sometime. A few days went by and I accepted her offer for friendship. She was fine with it, and told me she only wanted to be friends because she had just broke up with her cheating boyfriend and wasn’t ready for a relationship. I told her I understood, and I wasn’t ready for one either. I decided to be a nice guy and I told her that if she needed someone to talk to for comfort I would. She sent me a text and thanked me for my thought, but there was nothing anyone could do. She had to get over it herself. She told me she wanted to have lunch and I told her that would be fine and to let me know when. She was okay with it, and wanted to start a conversation. I had to cut it short because I was going to bed, but I told her I would talk later.
Does my ex realize what she had lost, and slowly wants to come back to me? I do love her still, and I would give her a shot if she proves that she has changed. Ladies..what do you think..does she want me back? If she doesn’t, why would she want to talk to me again after her breakup? I thought I had women figured out, but I was dead wrong.
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ok; honestly i didn’t read this WHOLE thing, but i’ll give you what i know:
i dated a guy that i was seriously falling in love with and he full out cheated on me with an ex-girlfriend, and of course, i ended the relationship.
about 6 months later, he slowly started coming back into my life, and he told me how sorry he was, and how he’d never do it to me again, and how he realized that he lost "everything" and that he loved me.
i believed it and took him back…we dated again for over 2 years.
here’s the thing: he never did cheat on me again, and he really did love me like he said he did, but i was never happy. why? i had the worst trust issues.
every time a girl he knew talked to him, i’d immediately get on the defense, and we’d argue. every time he said "i love you" the though of him cheating on me was in the back of my mind.
his infidelity stayed on my mind all the time, and really affected my relationship with him.
he was completely happy, and it took me 2 years to realize that i wasn’t…and i had to end it. of course i was blamed by all his friends and he was heartbroken, but in the end, i had to make a decision that was best for ME.
it was never my intention to take him back in the first place, and i wasn’t really thinking when i did. and then throughout our relationship, i never really thought for myself…always for the relationship.
now im in a relationship with a guy that i truly love, and i feel so much more timid and calm with him…and i really think it’s because i don’t have those trust issues anymore.
before you let this girl come back into the picture, THINK hard about it first. think about how it may affect your life and your future, and think about the trust issues that may get in the way of a new relationship with her. you might think "oh, i’m not a jealous person", but you’ll realize that you can’t help it…it’s not jealously, it’s fear.
you’ll eventually know what you need to do if you just give it some time.
sorry, i didn’t bother to read the short story that accompanies your question
get back with her if you want to take the chance. just remember she cheated on you. if she cheated on you once it is quite likely she will do so again