‘Playing Hard To Get’ Archives
Why Does Your Ex Act So Mean And Cruel?
Some break-ups are amicable and others are so nass-teey. Some people stay friends after a breakup, and others want to forget they ever knew each other's name. Then there are exes that say you are going to remain friends, but then they start acting really cold and mean? S/he sees you and quickly walks away or ignores you altogether, or s/he [...]
How To Get Your Ex To Start Initiating Contact
After receiving many comments and email questions asking if "limited contact" is the same as "pressure-free contact" (which I advocate in my eBook Dating Your Ex), I thought it best to write a brief post to explain the difference. First of all the two are not the same. 1. Quantity vs. Quality Limited Contact (LC) is about quantity. [...]
10 Common Barriers To Getting Back Your Ex
If you still have strong feelings for your ex, it's only natural to want to fight to get him or her back. But contrary to what you might think, getting your ex to contact you, respond to your text/call, or even go out with you is not the hardest part of getting your ex back. The hardest part is making sure things start of with a better [...]
How To Stop Acting Needy and Pushy
Question: I'm currently in a long distance relationship. We live in different countries. We met on a dating site and kept in contact via email, text and phone for 4 months. We met in person for the first time last month and it was instant fireworks. Since meeting in person, our relationship has changed a lot; some of it is for the better but most [...]
Will He Leave Her If He Thinks He’s Losing Me?
Question: I'm 31 and have been dating a 44 yr old man for six months. He is still legally married and does all the other obligations of a husband and father to his kids but he hasn't had an intimate relationship with his wife for over a year. In the beginning he talked all the time about filing for a divorce but lately he seems to be [...]
Who Has More Power – You Or Your Ex?
Does it make you angry and frustrated that your ex has "more power" in the situation than you do? If it does, you need to read this -- to the very end. According to a new study recently published online in the National Communication Association's journal, Communication Monographs, people's thoughts during a conflict situation reflect and [...]
How To Respond To Your Ex’s “No Contact” Rule
For whatever reason, you were not happy in the relationship and decided to end it. The next thing you know - your ex has completely cut you off. They unfriended you, blocked you, won't respond to your texts and will not pick up the phone. It's like he/she disappeared off the face of the earth. No reason. No explanation. Nothing. Should you fall [...]
THE SECRET: Your Ex’s Emotions (Pt. 3)
Click here to read Pt. 2... I'm not going to tell you that "talking to your ex's emotions" is easy, but I can tell you that everyone can and is capable of connecting with someone at the emotional level where that person feels that you really, really feel their hurt and pain. The catch is, until you are comfortable in your own emotional [...]
Is My Ex Scared Of Her Feelings For Me?
Question: My now ex and I started dating about three months ago but last week she told me she didn’t want to continue the relationship. This all came as a shock to me. We never had any fights or major disagreements but the last few weeks before she broke it off, I noticed she was distant. Having had the time to look back, she started [...]
5 Common Signs A Man Or Woman Is Playing You
Question: I met him on one of my business trips. I’m 43, he’s 34. The chemistry was instant and strong. He asked for my number and he immediately called me. Soon after that we started seeing each other every other every, spending some nights at my place and some nights at his. We both have very busy lives but we always found time to be with [...]
















