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submitted: Aug 4th 2008 | by: MarcSandford | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 461 | |

We never appreciate what we have until we lose it. There may be a number of things about your woman that you find annoying that make you imagine how great life could be without these irritations. Often, we fall into knee-jerk patterns where the slightest thing touches off a fight over the usual grievances.

In the heat of the moment we may decide that we've had enough and decide to separate. Then we start to feel the great emptiness of her absence and realize that a we've made a horrible mistake. If you've just broken up with your girlfriend, take a little time off to collect your thoughts about your relationship. The following points will help to guide your reflection.

1.) Does the thought of getting together with your ex raise any alarms in your head? If this is the case, you should give it a lot of careful thought before going forward with this. Remember why you left her in the first place. Will the same problems happen all over again? If so, how will you deal with it? Changing your behavior will not happen overnight.

It's pointless to continue if the same old problems never get resolved. Fear of being single, of loneliness, or of the unknown are poor reasons to continue a bad relationship. If a better relationship is just around the corner, there's no need to get stuck in a poor one. If your present circumstances are really bad, then any change will most likely be for the better.

2.) Take responsibility for your shortcomings and actions. Anger has a tendency to make you justify or rationalize whatever is was that you did. It tends to shift blame away to others. You need to break free from this trap in order to make the necessary changes and adjustments.

Taking responsibility is a sign of maturity and strength. Women are attracted by this. You should never force her to accept blame for her transgressions. There's no surer way to stir up more conflict. This sort of coercion doesn't work with an adult. This is how you would treat a child, not your ex.

3.) If you want your reconciliation with your ex to be permanent, then the changes and improvements you made to yourself will have to be permanent. If you get lazy and revert back to your old ways, the same conflicts will reemerge and things will be ripe for another breakup. So let's not allow history to repeat itself, OK?

A cooling off period for thinking and reassessment is vital before deciding on the next step. What you decide to do after the breakup will either make or break your efforts at getting back together with your ex. Don't rush into the next step until you've taken some time to think it over.

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