Sunday, February 22, 2009

Relationship Repair - Why Did You Break Up?

By John Laney

To repair a relationship that has ended, you need to know what caused it to end. Objectively understanding what caused the relationhip to end is an important first step in getting your ex back.

What caused your break up can be one or more of many things. Cheating. Constant arguing and fighting. Boredom or loss of passion. Behaviors that were unacceptable, like abuse or drinking. And they will all end up in either of two actions: you left them or they left you.

In order to get your ex back, you want to figure out as objectively as possible why you broke up. If you deceive yourself about this, it will only make it that much harder to actually repair the damage.

Sure, we all like to blame our ex for the split. If they hadn't done this or had done that, we'd still be together. Even when we were the ones who cheated on them, we can find ways to say it was their fault for being cold or whatever.

You want to try to get to the heart of the matter as clearly as you can. If you cheated, admit it. If they cheated, don't say its your fault.

Look! If the break up is your fault, its okay! We all do dumb things in life. You can be forgiven and you can regain the love and trust of your mate even if youve made a bad mistake. Youre not a bad person for screwing up. You dont need to beat yourself up and feel worthless for doing something bad and hurting your mate.

On the other hand, if it is your ex's fault, admit this to yourself. If they treated you badly, this happens from time to time in relationships. It doesn't mean you have to hate them forever or stay sad and alone forever. You can want your ex back even if you've been wronged, and you can forgive.

But once you know the objective reason for your break up, then you can take steps to remedy it. Even if they cheated on you or you them, you can repair the relationship if you are willing to give or accept an apology. There's more involved in repairing the relationship, obviously, but it's a start. - 15784

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