
No, they also award themselves a prize for being a super thoughtful ex… This way an ex n ot only gets to be on top because they ended things. This is a weak but common reaction, which is then justified by claiming that they do not want to give you any false hope by staying in touch, or that is was simply the wisest choice at the time to take a break. Your ex obviously chose to run away and stick his head in the sand like an ostrich – he chose flight. Subconsciously we all have two reactions we can chose when faced by stress or conflict: fight or flight. He is only reacting to a situation gone sour.

You may not realize this yet, but your ex is not truly calling the shots. What are the real, underlying reasons your ex is ignoring you?

While the no contact rule has you actively changing your needy and clingy behavior, so that your ex can learn to miss you again, radio silence is more drastic. Radio silence, meaning a period of time with a complete lack of communication, has a lot in common with the no contact rule. My team and I regularly help our coachees understand why they are being treated this way and help them endure the silent treatment, so that they have the best possible chance to eventually win back their ex. Radio silence can be one of the most painful experiences following the end of a relationship. German relationship coach Emanuel Albert, known as Date Doctor Emanuel, helps you understand why being ignored hurts so much and how you can use radio silence to regain your ex’s respect.īefore the breakup you used to be in contact every single day but now you have absolutely no idea where your ex is, who he is spending time with, what he is doing and how he is feeling.
