Ex Girlfriend wants to see me and holds hand?

Basically, I met up with my ex after she broke up with me about a year ago for a day in the city. We both are sophomores in college and are pretty busy since we are both on our schools sports teams. Our colleges are within an hour of eachother. Anyway, we hung out all day, saw the sights, walked around a lot, and then finally watched a movie together. I asked her in the movie if she wanted to be my date for a school related dance I have coming up in a few monthes and she got all giddy and said yes! After that we held hands for the rest of the movie. When the movie ended, she let go of my hand until we made it down stairs when she grabbed it again. We held hands until while we walked to go to the train station right after. I tried to get her to walk with me in the park or something, but she said she was busy with school or something and had to take the 830 train back... on a saterday. I'm just confused on what her intentions are because I really have feelings for this girl. Basically I want to either start dating her or avoid her completely, becuase every time after I spend time with her, I get lovesick and depressed. She's coming up for our football game in a few weeks so I'll get to see her then. What should I do?
Joe312
Asked Oct 13, 2011
I would say really think about it to see if:
- the reasons you split are still valid
- are there good reasons you shouldn't be together
- are there unresolved issues from the previous relationship and/or breakup.

If so, resolve it or walk away.

If not... keep thinking. Decide if the benefits of being with her are worth the detriment (any baggage you two have, pet peeves with her, risk of rejection, depressed feelings, anxiety, etc.). If not, walk away.

If so, then keep the lines of communication way open since trust is vital in long-distance romance. And talk to her. See what she has in mind and make sure the two of you are on the same page. If one of you is thinking relationship and the other is thinking casual, then there's a problem. Make sure the issues that led to the breakup are resolved, and that you both can trust each other. Otherwise, you're walking down the same path as before.

Try to step back from it a bit. Get some perspective. Think about this with your rational mind, not that lovey-dovey mind. Advise yourself like you'd advise a friend you really care about.

I always had a "no back tracking" rule, so I never returned to exes. I trusted that the relationships ended for good reason and that I should respect that and not give in to any attachment I had for the ex. I kept moving forward, never backward. It worked for me, but I don't think that sort of a rule works for most people.

Good luck.
skyDancer
Answered Oct 13, 2011
Edited Oct 13, 2011
Thanks! Great Response! I guess my biggest problem is the distance between us. It's hard because I won't see her for a few weeks, so there's that lull between us. It would be easy if I saw her more often because we could talk about it more. I'm trying to get her to video conference like two days ago but she hasnt gotten back with me on that.
Joe312 Oct 13, 2011
No problem. :-)

Hmm. My fiance and I had a continent between us for years. I wrote some of our tips here:
http://www.ehelp.com/questions/10443064/how-do-you-keep-a-relationship-going-with-someone-who-lives-in-a-whole-other-to

It sounds like you are doing some thinking about what you need, and that's great. Maybe run with that. Really think about what you need in a relationship and in a partner. Spend some real time with it. Then--keeping in mind that you can't change people--think about whether or not she/this is a good fit for you.

And think about if the long-distance is something you might want to explore. It might be worth exploring... could be better for someone who needs to focus on studies...
She had a"re-birth break up"with you. A"re-birth break up"means she
broke up with you a long time ago. But,she fell in love with you again!
You can flirt with her like the first time you flirted with her. You can make out
with her. Even,when you grow up,you can marry her and have kids!
The best part,you can know that she still loves you!
cruiseblackorby
Answered Nov 06, 2011

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