This is the immediate result of losing control in your relationship. Whether or not it was a working relationship you still felt comfortable. Before you let the panic and emotions take over by drinking yourself silly; consider the following:
-Take a breakRemove yourself from the relationship completely.Do not: -Call -E-mail -Send flowers
-Stop by her place
-Have a singing gorilla show up at her house at night and sing "your song"
Allow yourself a period where you gather yourself and become a rational human again. Taking a break also allows your ex to take a while to think about you and all the great time you both had. Look at it this way. A break will allow you to get out there and do some of the things you would have never done with your ex.
For example:
-Take up rock climbing
-Get back in shape
-Concentrate on getting that raise you deserve at work.
-Join a Fantasy Football team.
-Start an adult softball team.
Take time to evaluate your life and the potential for your ex to be in it
Why didn't your relationship work and why do you want your ex back?While you're in the break portion of the break-up; after you have regained your rational, you need to take a long hard look at what you want in life. Do you want kids? Chances are your ex partner did. Is your ex the "one"?
Exercise:
Take out a pen and paper and write the following:
My 1 year goals:
My 5 Year goals:
My 10-15 year goals:
What I think my ex's 1 year goals may be:
What I think my ex's 5 year goals may be:
What I think my ex's 10-15 year goals may be:
If they don't match up then you need to do some soul searching to see if you truly believe you were meant for each other.