When my boyfriend decided we needed to go our separate ways I was devastated.
In my mind I had been planning our future.
Apparently in his mind he was planning his without me.
We'd had some struggles but I didn't think we were anywhere near splitting.
It didn't take long before I realized that being apart wasn't something I wanted at all.
I knew that simply telling him I wanted to get back together wouldn't work.
I had to make my boyfriend miss me.
In order to make my ex boyfriend miss me I needed to make myself scarce in his life.
Even after we split, I'd try and contact him for various reasons.
There were days when the need to hear his voice was so overwhelming that I'd call his answering machine and leave a message about how I hoped he was doing okay.
I'd always tell him that I was thinking about him and looking back now I realize that it seemed to make him very uncomfortable.
I made a promise to myself not to contact him for several weeks.
It felt like such a long time but I decided to approach it on a day by day basis.
Each morning I'd ensure that I had a full, busy day so I wouldn't have a chance to contact him.
If I wanted to truly make my boyfriend miss me it meant no calls, no text and absolutely no emails.
To help with that goal I deleted him information from my phone and computer.
I didn't even have to wait the entire time I'd allotted to hear from him.
Once I was no longer sitting waiting to talk to him, he realized it and wanted to talk with me.
It's important to remember that a man can't miss you if you're always right there.
If you really want him to feel your absence, cut off all contact for at least a few weeks.
You'll be amazed at the results.