I Moved On, And Now They Are Back!! 

For those of you wondering… Margaret always printed her research and often came with a small stack. She was notorious for dropping paperclips all around the house. We used to laugh about it… and I still find them ❤️

Never go back to someone who chose another person over you. You will always know that you were the back up plan or the secondary because their first choice didn’t pan out.

I lived on this channel for about a year after I lost my fiance. She left me after she got cancer and realized that we would not have children together, and she knew how much I wanted that in my life (she had kids from a previous marriage). At the time I felt abandoned because I was by her side through the treatments. It was really rough. To anybody out there reading this is going through a breakup and suffering, I'm so sorry. It really is so shitty. Your feelings are valid. All the same, try to treat yourself well. Get out and live life. I know that getting out of bed and out the door can feel like you're lifting a million pounds, but do it. My only regret during that time is not acting a bit more dignified. I'm a little wiser for what I went through, and I love the people who are still in my life all the more for hanging with me through all of that. Sending love to you all.

Just a note from my own experience- don’t take an ex back multiple times who are perfectly ok with leaving you high and dry. Moving forward quite easily without you. Going on to do what they want without you. Dating other people and not caring about you. Doing what’s best for themselves. Take my advice, just move on. There may be extremely rare cases that it can work out again and again…but it’s not worth having to go through yet another break-up. Then they know you’ll always be there waiting for them if they want to return again and again. You’re just an option. Proceed with caution.

It NEVER happened for me. He never reached out or came back since the breakup over a year and a half ago. It really sucked at the time because it came out of nowhere after 5 years together. Fast forward I need to send him a big Ole thank you note for doing it. I've never been happier 😊

• Yesterday was my birthday. She didn’t reach out to say even a simple “Happy Birthday” after 80 days of No Contact… For me that was too disrespectful, so I put the last nail in my coffin of hope and today I put my Viber in “Offline” mode, I went to the gym again for the first time after our breakup, and I let myself feel the gazes of other women for the first time since the day I met her.. I think it's time to move on, even though I still love her like crazy !!! Stay strong. Greetings from GREECE.

Never go back to someone who was okay with leaving you. Find someone who knows your value.

I always recommend coach craigs channel to anyone with relationship issues. Besides the fact of it being valid and helpful advice, it has just been an extremely easy way to fulfill those conversations where I tend to not know what to say.

Guys that are hurt by the lack of birthday wishes; i know it's hard & it hurts. My guy ignored 2 birthdays since the breakup. Hard as this is, we have to let go of having expectations of them now. I told myself he wouldn't reach out but of course I'd be happy if he did but I didn't *expect* it. Ironically it was HIS birthday I struggled more with; I wanted to send an anonymous gift, but I took Coach Craig's advice & did not, although i did donate to causes he cherished in secret on his day. Let go of wanting or needing things from them guys. Find something you love (for me it's writing) & pour your heart into it. Who knows what could happen.

Thank you coach craig ! Your videos have been a huge support for me!!

This is really cool 👌 Yes dear Margaret is watching

I've been in no contact since June 5th. Wasn't the greatest ending. I was threatened with a contact order which was totally unwarranted. Anyway I totally stepped back after that and been non contact since. At this moment I'm happy with my personal progress the last few months. Gyming every day and getting on with life. I'm still in love with her and part of me in this moment does want to reach out to her. However she didn't even wish me a happy birthday the other day so I need to remind myself of that as it shows she doesn't give a shit and is not right for me. I'll be fine but it is tough

Great story very hopeful 💯💪🏽❤️🙏🏽💃🏽💃🏽

Just wanted to say, love your videos and your work Dr. CRAIG. Important Question. In your experience, can avoidants and anxious work out a healthy relationship together?

NGL that paperclip bit got me crying 🖇

I think that if communication has been reestablished but they are still uncertain and are in a dynamic of bread crumbling, letting them know you're moving on is something that will shake their ground. But this has to be sincere and not a power play, and it has to be communicated in a loving and respectful way.

Good on you for relayig Margaret words

I'm in this exact same situation. 3 months since the breakup. I started the workbooks & completed the first one. I'm focusing more on healing & moving forward, unlike before where I was basically waiting for that person to come back. She's reached out & still has some stuff at my house. Thinking back, it hurts how things were once so nice & now it's like this. I guess in a way I'm stuck in the past & everything reminds me of her. When I think of how things once were between us, it gives me hope, but also I feel like it's hopeless. The only thing I can do is move forward & better myself in every way that I can.

important topic !

Listen to Coach ❤

5 months no contact he broke contact I will see how it go and he is a avodent so whatever they tell you do it it works. I am now stronger and if we get back together good if not I'm still good because I worked on me.

For me it’s a friend, not an ex. There was too much drama coming from me & she blocked me off a month ago. Pretty sure she’s never coming back since she said she was done with me.

It resonates…. 2nd breakup

Thank you for sharing my story coach! Such a great video and so happy to hear Margaret in this too ❤ glad it got to reach some people who needed it!

If i've met a man only once but is the love of my heart, thinking non-stop about him 1 year already, what are the chances that he feels the same towards me and thinks about my image as well?

I’ve deleted all social media, taking at least a month to myself. She went into a sleeping with anyone and everyone phase after our breakup and I waited for a while to initiate no contact. I’m not gonna ask if she’ll be back because that’s something only time and God can let happen. I just hope my absence begins to stick out one day.

He wouldnt have the guts to even think about coming back to me

So coach I started listening to you back in 2017 and you changed my life and I’ve now been in a successful relationship for almost 6 years. Also, during that time my ex before my current relationship did try many indirect direct approaches that I just ignored because by that point I was just in a healthier place, and wanted nothing to do with her. With that being said, I’ve been away from the channel for a couple years, and I just heard you say when Margaret WAS around, is she still with us? 😢……I sincerely hope so…

I havent even entered the relationship stage and we already broke up 😂 1 week no contact now and she couldnt care less. We see each other everyday at work.

Oh. My ex was a borderline to 💯 degree certainty. Huge abandonment fears, manipulation, emotional abuse, one incident of physical abuse, cutting, threats of suicide if she felt I was going to leave, self sabotage, and sabotage me, my health and my career, punishing behaviors, disassociation, freak sex at the beginning, which tailed off into almost nothing, withholding affection, silent treatments, devaluation, idealization, brutal discard right after a death in my family, jumped on social media blasting new person in my face within weeks. I don’t want her back, but she was a borderline all right.

Good morning, I really needed to see this video. My ex girlfriend friend and I have broken up for 18 months, and she has been in new relationship for over a year. However since March, my ex girlfriend and I have been texting and talking on the phone. Matter of fact she has reached out to me on Father's Day and 4th July. On one occasion she asked me, have I thought about her during the break up. She also agreed to meet me for coffee, but she postponed the coffee meet. As I mentioned she reached out to me on Father's Day and the 4th July. However my birthday was in July, but she didn't reach out. Matter of fact I haven't heard from her in over 2 weeks. Why would she reach out on every holiday but ghost me on my birthday. Oh well it doesn't matter!! I'm so over her!! I've blocked her!! She is so immature!!

what to do when avoidant ex comes back. I went no contact for 2 weeks. he used the direct-indirect approach. but I stood my ground and just responded casually. we talked on the phone and argued. then the second time we talked over the phone we were calm and fine. I still want to continue my single life, and wished him well. because we both need it. Plus, I am not sure if I still want him back after 6yrs of going on and off. I am focused on healing my anxious attachment style. And he has not initiated that he wants to get back with me. Should we continue to connect or talk every once in a while?

Who is/was Margaret?

Is margaret not w is anymore?😢

My ex just texted me “hey how are you?” The other day and it was when I least expected it! It didn’t really go anywhere, seemed more like a “check-in”. What should I make of that?

just wondering if this also happens to women?

Margaret and I would tell my ex to F off

See. What do you mean could? Even you are saying theres a possibility they wont come back. How can i let go of someone but not give up on the situation?

I follow the no contact rule and my ex calling me every night...but i never call him or text him....if i got a call from him i respond. Should i keep doing the no contact rules?? We broke up after 8 years of long distance relationship

An ex from ten years ago reached out to me amidst my most recent breakup... I manifested the wrong ex! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Do they come back after 1 yr and a few months?

boys often come back, girls move on. well my ex was a girl, a young girl in her early twenties, she was a dismissive avoidant and had narcissistic tendencies.also she was unhappy with my anxious behavior for a few months before the break up. what are my chances? below zero? lol I know...

So if he reached out once is it possible he will again? 💔

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Basically every "success" story is a guy going back to a girl he dumped. Never the other way around. It really shows how hopeless everything is for men

Lives with his parents? They are just kids. This is pointless.

What is this marriage, He has the wife in his house and big family he spread rumers about my family. He has the children of another women. Why I contact with him on the social media .

I pretend I have moved on, and he still hates me! 😪

Didn’t know that about Margaret 🦮🐕‍🦺🐕🐩