Should You Reconnect With An Ex?
October 19, 2009 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Relationships
Cosmopolitan has an article up called, “How To Get Your Ex Boyfriend Back,” by Molly Triffin. Triffin says that “retrosexual romances” are the next big thing. Reconnecting with an ex is easier than ever with a little help from the internet. I have some experience with this myself – I reconnected with an ex via Classmates.com and we dated for a year and a half. The boyfriend that I have now, he’s not a former ex, but he is a boy from my past that I reconnected with through Facebook.
If you’ve entertained thoughts of reconnecting with a love from your past, here are some things to think about.
*What is your motivation? Also important – how healthy was your relationship? Don’t proceed unless there’s a chance for something positive. Nobody wants to re-live a bad relationship.
*Make sure he’s single before making any sort of romantic overture. In fact, I’d go so far as to say, make sure he’s been single for awhile.
*Start slow. I think that’s good advice for any new relationship. Dating an ex is not like dating someone new. It’s very easy to feel comfortable and speed things up. Be careful.
*Talk about old times to test the waters. Is the spark still there? Yes? Good, but remember, be careful. Cosmo says, “…take it slow and trust your gut.”
To read the entire article, click here.
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I think it called a break-up for a reason. I think we all have tried to reconnect w/an ex as it is familar and easy as you already know the person. I am not sure I would press anyone to go back to something that didn’t work the first, second or third time.
It works for some people, just not for us. Thanks for commenting, Jackie.