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September 28, 2014, 04:46:01 PM »
So me and my ex started having more contact lately. Im wondering if its ok for me to be the one to initiate? She usually does. So should i keep it that way to not look desperate or make her feel engulfed? Im just confused on how im supposed to handle this situation... *sigh*
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In your case buddy I'd Excercise caution.
If she is in regular contact then let her keep initiating.
If you need to initiate, do it in a very innocuous manner, "hey how are you" or something. Excercise a lot of caution.
It seems like she's painting you white so I'd let her keep doing that. Generally when they want to talk to you they will.
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Generally when they need you because nobody else is available, they will talk to you.
Why do you need this?
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Generally when they keep in touch with you after the discard it is to know they still maintain control over you should they have a need to be attended to by you
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So then why does she show the interest in wanting to hang out and "talk" sometime. And is sharing a bunch of personal details with me...
Is she just trying to make me feel safe and let my guard down?
And now i havent heard from her again since saturday night...
Push/pull?
Ive havent really tried initiating yet...
Is it likely ill just get ignored?
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