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How do I text my ex girlfriend?

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Most advice is written for someone who isn't her

Lists of texts to send your ex are written for an average ex. Yours has a way of answering when she is hurt, a way of going quiet, and things she said near the end that you have not forgotten. That is the part that decides what works.

Before you write: read how it ended

• She ended it. The first message cannot ask her to take that back. It can only show her that you heard why.
• You ended it. She owes you nothing, and a friendly hey how are you can land as you checking if the door is still open. Be clear about why you are writing, even if it is just that you think about her.
• It faded. Nobody closed it, so the first message has less to carry. Something small and real is enough.

What the first message does, and what it doesn't

It points at something real and small, and it is easy to answer or to leave. That is all.

It does not open with can we talk, which asks for a meeting before she knows what it is about. It does not say i've changed, which she cannot check from a text. And it is not 3 paragraphs.

A couple of shapes that work:

• If it faded: walked past that taco place on 5th and it finally reopened. thought of you. hope you're doing well
• If you hurt her: i've been thinking about how i handled the end. you were right about how i shut down when things got hard. no need to answer

The second one names 1 thing she actually said, in close to her words. That is what makes it read as real instead of as a line. If you are not sure how yours reads, run it through a tone check first.

If she answers

Answer what she sent. If she says haha yeah it's good, how are you, she asked how you are. Tell her, briefly, and ask 1 thing back. Do not jump to the relationship in message 2 because the door opened. Going slower here is what keeps it open.

When sending nothing is the better move

If she blocked you, asked for no contact, or told you to stop reaching out, do not text her, not even with the good version. Getting back together is not something you can push someone into.

Also not tonight if it has been days since the breakup, if you have been drinking, or if the real reason is that you saw her post something. Wait until the message is still the same message in the morning. Sending nothing today is a normal result, not a failure.