You are having a burning desire to make your ex regret for breaking up with you. Your partner has just informed you that he/she is walking out on you. You are sitting dumb having no clue what caused this. There was no explanation given to you, no word of consolation, nothing at all. You feel terribly hurt and your self esteem is wounded.
Something has to be done. Some action need to be taken. But that does not mean you should immediately go to your ex grovelling on you knees and ask him/her to make up. You don’t do anything of that sort. But just the opposite. You pretend to your ex that you are not hurt very much. It is no big deal if he/she is out of your life. I can assure you that your calm reaction will make your ex perplexed and soon you will find him/her regretting and trying to patch up with you.
So the first rule is never to show you emotions. If you think it won’t be possible for you to face your ex without being teary-eyed, choose some indirect means. Send your ex an email or a message saying that you are fine with the decision. Tell you ex that you won’t like to force anything on him/her. If he/she thinks that it is best to break up, you are okay with that.
While doing this, you also give a hint in your writing that you have recently met a charming person who has proposed to you. Now that you are single after break up, perhaps you will think about accepting the proposal.
It is just okay to make your ex a little jealous. Make him/her feel that you can’t be taken for a ride. Jealousy will pull him/her back to you like magnet. You will make your ex regret breaking up with you, and he/she will think ten times before taking such action again.