Hypothetically if you were interested in getting back together with an ex, what would be the steps you'd take?
Hypothetically, I would gather my thoughts and carefully consider what I really wanted to say, take a few days to think about it and make sure I was really sure. Then I'd go talk to them and tell them that I thought what we had was really special, that I knew we both had things to work on but that if there was any point in the future where they'd be open to it, I would appreciate it if they'd give me a call so we could possibly work on things, but if not that I could also accept that. Then as I leave they'd be like "I'm so glad you reached out, keep in touch!" and I'd tell
them to get in touch with
me, since I don't want them to feel crowded or pressured.
Then, a few days later, they'd send me a thousand word long text detailing everything in your relationship they were JUST FUCKING LIVID about, despite having never expressed more than mild discomfort about any of those things while actually in the relationship, while simultaneously insulting me and generally just trying to be as hurtful as possible, and I'd spend the rest of the next two days trying to sort out a profoundly distinguished mentally-challenged healthcare plan so that I might track down some fucking benzos so that I can hopefully fall asleep instead of laying in bed for hours at a time wondering if it's possible to actually die from a panic attack
Good luck!