How to Avoid an Ex Boyfriend or Girlfriend

Intermediate 45 min 19 steps 11423 views Rating: 4.3/5 Published: 2026-06-21

Don't call or text.. Keep any contact short and sweet.. Ask teachers, bosses, or coworkers for help in limiting your exposure to your ex.

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1

Don't call or text.

Step 1

Don't call or text.

2

Keep any contact short and sweet.

Step 2

Keep any contact short and sweet.

3

Ask teachers, bosses, or coworkers for help in limiting your exposure to your ex

Step 3

Ask teachers, bosses, or coworkers for help in limiting your exposure to your ex.

4

Plan your schedule to avoid awkward encounters.

Step 4

Plan your schedule to avoid awkward encounters.

5

Keep in contact with mutual friends, but make your boundaries clear.

Step 5

Keep in contact with mutual friends, but make your boundaries clear.

6

Recognize signs of stalking and abuse.

Step 6

Recognize signs of stalking and abuse.

7

Set and communicate your own boundaries.

Step 7

Set and communicate your own boundaries.

8

Rely on your friends and family.

Step 8

Rely on your friends and family.

9

Ask for help in enforcing boundaries and staying safe at school or work.

Step 9

Ask for help in enforcing boundaries and staying safe at school or work.

10

Don't be taken in by promises that your ex will change.

Step 10

Don't be taken in by promises that your ex will change.

11

Seek legal help if necessary.

Step 11

Seek legal help if necessary.

12

Commit to making a clean break.

Step 12

Commit to making a clean break.

13

Remember that not contacting your ex is about moving on, not re-starting the rel

Step 13

Remember that not contacting your ex is about moving on, not re-starting the relationship.

14

Avoid your ex on social media.

Step 14

Avoid your ex on social media.

15

Don't fantasize about your ex.

Step 15

Don't fantasize about your ex.

16

Write a journal entry about the positive aspects of the relationship – and of en

Step 16

Write a journal entry about the positive aspects of the relationship – and of ending it.

17

Talk to a counselor or therapist.

Step 17

Talk to a counselor or therapist.

18

Stay away from drugs and alcohol.

Step 18

Stay away from drugs and alcohol.

19

Take your time to figure out what happened.

Step 19

Take your time to figure out what happened.

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