5 Ways To Make Your Ex Stop Ignoring You

If you are reaching out to your ex and he or she is ignoring you, it’s time to stop.

Clearly, forcing your way in is not going to get your ex to suddenly want to talk to you. When your ex is ignoring you and you are the one who keeps initiating contact, you are doing more harm than good.

Every desperate attempt for attention is sending your ex further away. It’s a hopeless lose-lose situation in which you are shooting yourself in the foot.

And if you keep going this way, sooner than later your ego is going to take a toll as you become impatient and desperate and obsessed with your ex’s attention.

In this article, we’ll talk about the 5 ways to make your ex stop ignoring you.

The only way to make your ex stop ignoring you

Sometimes, less is more, and this is definitely one of those situations. Enter the indefinite no contact rule and wait for your ex to reach out to you first.

Depending on how far you’ve pushed him or her by begging and pleading, your ex will most likely, eventually reach out.

The dumper is trying his or her hardest to stay away from you by being as independent as possible.

This person is incorporating new activities to keep himself distracted.

And more often than not, this is only to prevent himself from dealing with the breakup.

1)Respect yourself

When somebody ignores you and thinks you are not worthy of their attention, you remove yourself from their life.

Stop showering them with attention, love, gifts, and everything you wouldn’t want to receive from your enemy.

They don’t care about any of that, and it certainly isn’t going to make them respect you—especially if you have never done these acts of affection before. Desperation is so unattractive.

You must stop seeking validation from your ex out of self-respect alone. Because you want to appear considerate of your ex and his or her wish for the breakup, you have to leave your ex completely alone.

Letting him or her be will earn you some respect back and bring you a step closer to having your ex stop ignoring you.

2)Become independent

Independence is highly attractive. Your ex expects you to cry and beg for him or her to stay in your life.

Trust me, despite your ex hating seeing you this way, he or she actually wants to receive that kind of unconditional love from you.

When you cut that supply and put the attention on yourself, your ex is going to wonder how you managed to focus entirely on yourself. All of a sudden, your ex’s importance will be at stake and he or she is going to seek validation from you.

3)Start dating

Just because you are dating someone else, doesn’t mean you can’t get back together with your ex. The new person can actually help you get close to your ex again, provided you play your cards right.

Your ex has to find out about the new person you are dating on his/her own. This can be beneficial to your situation because it can entice jealousy and make your ex drop his or her defenses. There is no better way to knock your ex off the pedestal than to start dating someone else.

When enough time has passed, your ex will be much more open to conversing with you.

Post-breakup emotions will have cooled off and your new partner may pose a threat to your ex.

He or she will want to be better than your new partner by constantly comparing him/herself to the new person.

Even if your ex doesn’t feel threatened by your new partner, he or she will think you no longer care.

Because of that, you can start crawling back into your ex’s life one inch at a time. You do that very slowly and inconspicuously.

4)Ignore your ex’s provocations

If your ex is spreading rumors and spreads negativity, be the bigger person and ignore it.

Tell your mutual friends what a great time you’ve been having and mention all the things you’ve been up to.

Let them know you want only the best for your ex, despite all the bad things your ex has done to you. This will gain you loads of respect and might make your ex reconsider his or her actions.

My ex is ignoring me from time to time

The reason why your ex could be ignoring you every now and then is that he or she could be relying on you for his or her issues.

It’s possible that whenever your ex and the new partner argue, you become the next available supportive person.

This may not be such a bad thing as you can prove to be reliable to your ex and show off the new and improved version of yourself.

Sooner than later your ex’s rebound relationship will fall apart and you will be the familiar person to run to.

5)Give your ex space

Probably one of the most important tips to make your ex stop ignoring you is to give him lots of space and cease making him angry.

Respect your ex and he will automatically respect you back. Just let him be for a while and take care of yourself.

You should have been doing so from the very start. This is the advice most people struggle with.

Emotional self-control is needed to succeed at anything in life and giving your ex space is one of the hardest things to do.

To get your ex back the right way, you are going to have to be okay on your own. Your ex has to feel that you are no longer attached to them, otherwise, it can never, ever work.

If it does work by some miracle, he or she will hold all the power in the relationship and control you like a puppet. Independence and strength can attract your ex back, not neediness and clinginess.

Extra tip: Become successful

Once you’ve created enough space, you can apply certain tricks and techniques to make your ex contact you first.

You can do so by becoming a living success. Excel at life so much that your ex will become envious of your new life and your accomplishments.

Get a degree, a house, a car, a promotion, start your own business, get fit, help people in need, become a rockstar…

Your ex needs to see you thriving without him or her. There’s so much you can do to impress your ex-partner. The only question is, how far are you prepared to go?

Do you agree with this article? How did you make your ex stop ignoring you? Let me know in the comments below.

Zan

My name is Zan and I’m the founder of Magnet of Success. I enjoy writing realistic relationship and breakup articles and helping readers heal and grow. With more than 5 years of experience in the self-improvement, relationship, and breakup sphere, my goal is to provide advice that fosters positivity and success and avoids preventable mistakes and pain. Learn more about me or get in touch today.