Definetly kick the subte/save my pride business and TALK to the boy. Use actual words that you actually mean. If you want him back in a relationship, tell him that, don’t use sex as a lure. (That is not nice.) If you just want sex but no relationship, tell him that and be specific on that point. Don’t mess with his heartstrings here. If you want sex with the possibility of getting back together, tell him you want some sex, have fun and see what develops.
There is a time and place for playing games with people. Initiating sex/relationships is not one of them.
No, really, LC. We need to quit it with the Vanilla Ice stuff, band together as a message board and hear what Mighty_Girl has to say. That is, we have to . . .
Stop, collaborate, and listen.
(Seriously, though, MG. Guys are stupid. I know, 'cause I’m one of the stupidest. Like Pipeliner said, there’s a very good chance that he doesn’t even know you want him to come back, and that he won’t figure it out until you make it absurdly clear to him. Ask him to come back, and once he does . . .
It has been mighty nice of you all. I have noticed that a few of you guys have said that men are mostly clueless about what women want/think. I can tellya, it is very hard to get inside a man’s head [sub][sup] <without the use of an ax> [/sub][/sup]
Um, yeah. You meet the NICEST people in Irish pubs! (It also helps to sit around making bra jokes with your friends, and quoting a little Heinlein when you notice what he is reading…)