We all make mistakes, many of which prove fatal for our future happiness. Perhaps you too have made a crucial error in judgment or said something horribly hurtful which has resulted in your ex deserting you. All you want is to get your ex back and be given a second chance.

Before you take any steps to get your ex back, you need to be sure of one important thing and that has to do with your own feelings. Are you sure that you want to get your ex back? Or is it that you are looking for a second chance simply because you cannot accept the fact that you have lost control over the relationship? Ask yourself whether there was true love and respect between the two of you. This is perhaps the most important point to be clarified or else, all efforts to get your ex back would go waste. You might actually succeed to get your ex back, but only for a while. Without true love backing the relationship, you can not expect it to survive.

Once you know your mind well, try these time-tested techniques to get your ex back:

• Trust the power of communication to get your ex back. It is imperative that somehow you get the message across to your ex that you deserve a second chance, not for anything else but to repair the damage you have done to the relationship. Admit that you did make a mistake or have said something terrible to hurt him or her. A simple sorry from a loved one goes a long way in restoring faith and repairing bruised egos.

• Before you make attempts to get your ex back, get back yourself. Remember the reasons why your ex fell in love with you in the first place. Surely it was more that just looks. You have talents and aptitudes which make you a unique person. Why not revisit these areas once again and take steps to improve not just the way you look but also your attitudes, behaviors and talents? When you do get your ex back, he or she is in for a pleasant surprise.

• Even when you are suffering the worst mental trauma after the separation, never talk badly of your ex. In fact, to get your ex back, make sure that he or she gets to hear about the good things you still remember about your ex.

• Celebrate the time you spent together by sending memory gifts to your ex, every time you remember something. You do not have to wait for occasions like birthdays, etc. You could even send him or her card, remembering the day when you lost each other in a crowded airport!