Why do so many people here like the idea of a girl getting revenge on her ex-boyfriend more than the idea of a guy getting revenge on his ex-girlfriend?

And for those of you women who say the guy should just move on, if you yourself would happily take revenge on an ex-boyfriend if you had the chance, then why do you think the guy shouldn’t get to enjoy that same kind of revenge that you want to enjoy?

I’ve seen YA! questions here where both boys and girls post questions about getting revenge on their exes and I’ve noticed in the replies that more people seem to be in favor of the girl getting revenge on the ex-boyfriend, yet when it comes to the guy getting revenge on his ex-girlfriend, most of them say grow up and move on. Why are so many people here in so much favor of the girl getting revenge but not the other way around? Do these people consider women to generally be less emotionally stable than men and therefore think it’s justified?


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Okay so someone sent me an ebook to read… about how to win back an ex. It describes how everyone in the face of being dumped, automatically do ‘expected’ things because of the hurt and rejection. These turn out to be the opposite of what people should do… Instead of feeling hurt and trying to show their ex that they care and are hurting, they should instead stop all contact with them immediately (for at least 3-4 weeks) – this is because the negative aspects of the relationship will have been forgotten and then the ‘missing’ kicks in as they remember the good things. It says not to contact them under any circumstances before 3-4 weeks. If they contact you its ok. The whole idea about this book is that you can reverse the rejection so that they feel it instead. And something to do with push vs pull. If you wallow after a breakup it pushes them further away but if you reject the dumper, then they are supposed to try and pull you back?? Especially if they see you moving on with your life and possibly dating others (it says delete their number and all contact info except for Facebook or MSN because you can use those to put status updates that your ex will see that can help – nothing trashy that would make you look like a slut but things like "Out with So and So tonight be back later" )

Anyway, does this tactic work at all? Any better than trying to maintain contact?

I was with a guy who was very shy and things went well until recently, then he became distant and finally decided to leave. He still wanted to be friends but I knew that would be too difficult so I said no. Now, I *think* that he maybe got scared or that since he was shy I might have pushed things a bit too fast… but at first HE did the chasing!! All of it!! So if I try this tatcic will it reverse everything so he might do the chasing again? I am a bit leery of trying the reverse of everything my heart is telling me to do! It’s very hard to stop all contact!! But I dont want to be his friend… I want to be more!

I know that there is no 100% guarantee but just wondering if this tactic works better than what most people do (showing they are hurt, trying to make the ex feel guilty, etc)??? Guys in particular??


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I have been through a couple rocky relationships in my young life (I’m 23). My first boyfriend was controlling, jealous, put me down a lot, etc. My second boyfriend cheated on me a few times before I finally broke it off with him.

I just graduated college and met a really sweet guy. Unfortunately, I am scared to get hurt and our relationship had some issues due to this. He said that I shut myself down and distanced myself from him sometimes, and I couldn’t really trust him–not because of anything he did (he always called me when he said he would, etc.) I would think up all the signs that he was just using me/ didn’t really care and then yell at him about it/threaten to leave him, and he had no idea why I was so angry at him.

He put up with it for a while (3 months) but eventually got sick of it and broke it off with me, saying he didn’t want to lose me as a friend. We didn’t talk for about a week, then went out for drinks and ended up sleeping together again. We were going to "see where it went" but it didn’t work out again–nothing as bad as the first time, but I can tell he doesn’t fully trust me/isn’t ready to try again. He said he has feelings for me and is attracted to me but that it’s too stressful.

We decided we would stay friends. Do you think I have any chance of getting him back? I fully recognize how bad my behavior was and I’m willing to work on it. Should I just realize I messed up, move on, and try not to repeat the same mistake again? How can I chill out with the next guy?


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Hey! I am a 14 year old girl, and I absolutely love to read. Being an author would be great, but right now im just jumping from idea to idea. Be honest, please. I can take criticism. I’ve already posted this story before, but i adjusted some things.
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Ugh. Not another human disturbance run. That’s the branch I work in, Human Disturbances. A strange name, because it was made by the strange. I am a Myst. Made of pure magic, no blood flows through my veins, just magic. We are the most powerful of the supernatural race, which is why we own the whole Kingdom. At fourteen, even though humans are still in school, we work hard at our jobs. Human disturbance runs only happen if the regular guys aren’t there. By the way, an HD run is when a human is creating waves of, you guessed it, disturbance. This one was especially unusual. This is the one when I lost my life. And on a Tuesday, of all days.

My name is Zeela MacKenzie. I don’t especially love my job right now. In the past i’ve dealt with witches, trolls, faeries, and vampires. Don’t get me started on vampires. Whatever the human race has made up about them is all a lie. They are completely cowardly creatures, who spend all their time trying to play the best practical joke on you. So it’s kind of ironic that a vampire came to my rescue. Anyways, I was walking up to an especially expensive place, when I got a visible vibration coming from the top floor. Oh boy. This wasn’t going to be easy, but dang it, if it has to happen, so be it. On the way up, I thought about what I should do to let myself in. I could use easy flattery, or maybe brute force. Haha. Brute force. Since I’m only 5’4, and built very daintily, then that would probably not be the best way in. The girl who opens the door is an AMAZON. No joke. She has swaying golden hair with ice blue eyes, and along with being super tall, she has muscles. Big ones. "Hi, I’m Ashley Green, and I was wondering if you would like to buy some cookies from me? I am trying to raise money for the Cancer walk on Friday." I say this as innocently as I can. It’s good being short, since I can slip into unsuspicious teenager mode. "Excuse me," she sneers, "but I don’t buy anything from the supernatural." I was so shocked I didn’t even notice the whole coven of witches standing in the center of the room. Well, they had another thing coming to them. I clasped my hands together and invisioned the purple fog stretching over their minds and collapsing their brains. I smiled with satisfaction, until I realized I forgot to include a stray from the coven, looking at me with a mixture of awe and hatred. "Ane, mu gensi!" Oh crap. I looked down and noticed a white circle of chalk. And I was standing right smack dab in the middle of it.
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Okay, this is about a girl teen named Zeela. She is very cynical, but loves to exercise her powers. I honestly can’t tell you the rest of the plot, because I don’t want to give too much of it away. Just tell me what you think, and I’ll take everybody’s opinion to heart.


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My ex and I broke up exactly a year and a half ago and haven’t talked since last May, but I’m really interested in talking to her again and trying to get back together.
And I know she’d be willing to, I’m just wondering if it’s ever worked for anyone.

We broke up due to stress and anxiety about being in a relationship, at least on her part. I don’t know if anything’s changed, but told me she was willing to get back together months after we broke up.

What are your experiences? How did you do it?


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