The No Contact Rule is when you completely cut off all communication with an ex (I don't have FB, no texting, phone calls, etc,.) after a relationship has ended. Some recommend 60 days, Roissy recommends 3 weeks, and even Vince Vaughn from Swiggers recommends forever. It's all over the internet. The purpose of the NC Rule is dual fold: 1) Its gives the person who was dumped time to heal and focus on being the person they were before the relationship and 2) It gives the dumper time to cool down and doubt the break up/miss the dumped individual. Eventually, you will be contacted but by then you will have moved on. I am currently using this rule as I was dumped in the LTR.
The details are that we dated for 3 years and in that time I saw other girls but this was my main chick. I walked away from it in November but hit her up for a booty call 2 weeks later.. and you guessed it we got back together. I think she knew I wanted just sex and she became distant (Red flag). So I started to change (become more affectionate) and began acting more beta. It got the the point where we didn't have sex very often so I tested her and said if you want some space, take it. Well she did and I was pretty upset, to be honest. We did a few things during that week and on Friday we decided to go to a bar. I sat and waited on the chair I normally sit at in her house while she got ready. For the first time in 3 years, she left her phone for me to see (to make me jealous about a text from a dude to validate herself, this was totally planned) and I freaked out when I saw it. I went home that night and sent a very mean text to her to meant hurt her feelings.. 100% sure was devastated by it. I sent a "I apologize text" a few days later (beta-ness).
I work with her in the same building and i can walk down the hall to see her.. but we don't work together on the same stuff. Well, because I didn't hear back from the texts I went into her office and gave her a note saying sorry and other beta crap. She basically said I don't want to ever see you again and there is no chance we will get back together because she wants to be w/someone who won't leave her and i treated her like shit in the end and our relationship was unhealthy and going nowhere now. I pleaded w/her (The single most beta moment of my life) and basically left work in shame. Since then, neither of us have said a word to each other.. so about 5 days.
Right now, the NC rule is helping me as I am returning to the man I was before her (super confident, dressing better, working out like a mad man, starting to do cold approaches) but I still miss this one because we had fun (feelings on loss). I was at a bar w/an old friend last night and most of the girls were 8 and ups. I only did 1 approach and he said WTF is wrong with you tonight. I said ex-gf crap, kept it short and i am getting over it. He suggested something pretty slick and I may do it if you all think it's a good idea. He said to buy breakfast sometime during the week (like a chicken biscuit, something cheap) but get 2... like you would if you an her were still dating. He said he would act aloof about it and give it to her saying something like "I bought this in the drive thru and it was routine so i got this. Enjoy your breakfast". Act like that biscuit was rent and you didn't want to give it to your landlord. Then on Friday, buy everyone in the office breakfast on purpose so that 1) you look like the man and 2) it makes your appear very happy, like you just got some good poon. The last thing he said is you aren't doing this for her, you are doing it for yourself. Don't ignore her when you pass by in the hall, just act like she's any other girl you want to bang.
I realize the faults I made in the past few months and days, and I am learning a valuable lesson about not changing your game and frame. I am working hard to become the same person I was before her, but better because its whats best for me. I am using the NC Rule to get over her but I naturally hope (but don't expect) she will contact me. Eventually with enough time, I won't give a shit anymore and I'll get over it.
What are your thoughts on my situation and have do you used the NC Rule? If so, let me know stuff you did to help speed up the process. I am not sure about the breakfast thing, but I am leaning towards not doing it, do you agree?
The details are that we dated for 3 years and in that time I saw other girls but this was my main chick. I walked away from it in November but hit her up for a booty call 2 weeks later.. and you guessed it we got back together. I think she knew I wanted just sex and she became distant (Red flag). So I started to change (become more affectionate) and began acting more beta. It got the the point where we didn't have sex very often so I tested her and said if you want some space, take it. Well she did and I was pretty upset, to be honest. We did a few things during that week and on Friday we decided to go to a bar. I sat and waited on the chair I normally sit at in her house while she got ready. For the first time in 3 years, she left her phone for me to see (to make me jealous about a text from a dude to validate herself, this was totally planned) and I freaked out when I saw it. I went home that night and sent a very mean text to her to meant hurt her feelings.. 100% sure was devastated by it. I sent a "I apologize text" a few days later (beta-ness).
I work with her in the same building and i can walk down the hall to see her.. but we don't work together on the same stuff. Well, because I didn't hear back from the texts I went into her office and gave her a note saying sorry and other beta crap. She basically said I don't want to ever see you again and there is no chance we will get back together because she wants to be w/someone who won't leave her and i treated her like shit in the end and our relationship was unhealthy and going nowhere now. I pleaded w/her (The single most beta moment of my life) and basically left work in shame. Since then, neither of us have said a word to each other.. so about 5 days.
Right now, the NC rule is helping me as I am returning to the man I was before her (super confident, dressing better, working out like a mad man, starting to do cold approaches) but I still miss this one because we had fun (feelings on loss). I was at a bar w/an old friend last night and most of the girls were 8 and ups. I only did 1 approach and he said WTF is wrong with you tonight. I said ex-gf crap, kept it short and i am getting over it. He suggested something pretty slick and I may do it if you all think it's a good idea. He said to buy breakfast sometime during the week (like a chicken biscuit, something cheap) but get 2... like you would if you an her were still dating. He said he would act aloof about it and give it to her saying something like "I bought this in the drive thru and it was routine so i got this. Enjoy your breakfast". Act like that biscuit was rent and you didn't want to give it to your landlord. Then on Friday, buy everyone in the office breakfast on purpose so that 1) you look like the man and 2) it makes your appear very happy, like you just got some good poon. The last thing he said is you aren't doing this for her, you are doing it for yourself. Don't ignore her when you pass by in the hall, just act like she's any other girl you want to bang.
I realize the faults I made in the past few months and days, and I am learning a valuable lesson about not changing your game and frame. I am working hard to become the same person I was before her, but better because its whats best for me. I am using the NC Rule to get over her but I naturally hope (but don't expect) she will contact me. Eventually with enough time, I won't give a shit anymore and I'll get over it.
What are your thoughts on my situation and have do you used the NC Rule? If so, let me know stuff you did to help speed up the process. I am not sure about the breakfast thing, but I am leaning towards not doing it, do you agree?