This is going to be one of the most comprehensive guides for writing a letter to your ex on the planet.
I’m going to be answering all sorts of questions for you like,
- If writing a letter is a good idea
- When should should write a letter to your ex
- And what you should say in said letter assuming it’s a good idea
The best part?
I’m going to be showing you what’s working right now in a sample letter.
Let’s begin!
How To Write The Perfect Letter To Get Your Ex Back
One thing you’ll hear me say a lot is that getting an ex back really boils down to two things,
- Positioning
- Timing
Letters are kind of interesting because they are really only about positioning.
The biggest mistake I see people making is sending an ex a letter way too soon.
In other words, the timing is completely off.
Letters are great emotion enhancers.
That’s pretty much it.
Therefore, it’s important for you to ensure that you time when you send it to your ex perfectly.
I’m going to show you how to do that in this guide.
Here’s the order in which we are going to be going today,
- When to send a letter to your ex
- How to write a letter to your ex
- Sample letter to your ex
Let’s hit the ground running.
When To Send A Letter To Your Ex
A few months ago I recorded this video on YouTube,
In it, I hypothesized that letters are bad to send to your ex unless you’re already in a relationship with them.
I also stated that sending a letter to your ex too soon can kind of creep them out.
Believe it or not but I only agree with one of those statements now.
That’s shocking to hear me say, isn’t it?
But here’s the thing about “getting an ex back,” it isn’t an exact science which means that as I gain more experience and knowledge I amend my process.
So, what statement do I no longer believe in?
This one,
Letters are bad to send to your ex unless you’re already in a relationship with them.
I’d actually like to amend that hypothesis and say that there is a place for letters in the overall process but only as an emotion enhancer.
What Is An Emotion Enhancer?
Consider for a moment the vehicles in which we communicate with our exes.
Most of us will use,
- Text messages
- Social Media
The interesting thing about those “vehicles” is that they aren’t very personalized.
They are socially acceptable.
- You could text a colleague at work.
- You are friends with that colleague on social media.
- You use email to communicate with them.
The vehicles of communication you use to communicate with someone can be indicative of how you feel about them.
You don’t just have a 2 hour “skype” or phone conversation with someone unless they mean something to you.
You don’t just talk to someone in person for a couple of hours either unless they mean something to you too.
Do you see where I’m going with this?
You don’t just create a handwritten letter to someone unless they mean something to you usually.
Ok, so we’ve established that a handwritten letter as a vehicle for communication is a lot more personal than a simple text message. I’d like to switch gears now and talk a bit about how letters are best used to “enhance” emotions.
Have you ever seen the movie “Click?”
In my opinion it’s actually pretty underrated and has some hilarious moments,
The premise of the movie is relatively straightforward.
Adam Sandler comes into possession of a magical remote but instead of it being able to control his television it’s able to control his life.
He can pause…
Rewind…
Fast forward…
You get the picture.
Anyways there’s a scene where he forgets his “relationship song” with his wife so he pauses his life and rewinds his life to see what it is,
It turns out that his “relationship song” became his “relationship song” because it was the song playing in the background during his first kiss with his wife.
That’s not the important part though.
How he attained that first kiss is.
If you paid attention to the clip I just linked to above you’d notice that Adam Sandler used a series of notes to progress the kiss forward.
This is probably the best representation of an “emotion enhancer” that I can find.
So, you have Adam Sander out on a date with the beautiful Kate Beckinsale.
He likes her…
She likes him…
This should be easy, right?
Well, getting that kiss can be awkward so Sandler decides he’s going to write these small notes to enhance the situation and make it even more exciting.
It’s refreshing…
It’s original…
It works.
The Biggest Mistake People Make With Letters
The mistake I see people making time and time again is that they write a letter to their ex with the intent of winning their ex back right there and then. I’m saying that, that is the dumbest thing you could possibly do.
A few days ago I updated my overall process for getting an ex back in this article,
This was the graphic I created for how the process should work.
If it’s confusing to you then make sure you read the article I linked to above.
People who write letters to their exes essentially make it, it’s own step.
That’s not how it should be done at all. Rather, it should be used to enhance the process.
It should be used to to propel you forward.
Writing a letter alone isn’t going to win your ex back.
However, it could help move things forward faster.
The only question remains is how.
Let’s answer that now.
How To Write A Letter To Your Ex
It’s important that we operate under the assumption that letters are emotion enhancers.
Basically they are just going to help propel your situation forward by enhancing what is already going on.
Why is that important to remember.
Because so many of the letters you see out there will literally start by detailing everything that went wrong, apologizing for the fact that it went wrong and trying to “talk things out” like adults.
This is a failing gambit in my opinion because all it does is kills momentum.
Let me show you instead how a letter should be written.
Let’s pretend that your ex has always mentioned that they have wanted to visit the grand canyon throughout your time together in the relationship. Let’s also say that since you’ve broken up you are right here in the process.
You’ve built up some good rapport and have even been on a few dates.
However, no matter how hard you try you can’t seem to propel things forward.
You can’t get them to open up or do anything romantic with you.
So, you decide to try your hand in a letter.
Now, before you write this letter we should perhaps talk about your overall goal.
The goal here is to do something romantic together.
Your ex has the dream of going to the grand canyon… you just happen to have some time off of work and can make the trip.
You are going to write a letter to ask your ex if they want to go to the grand canyon.
But how?
Well, lets take a page out of Adam Sandler’s book,
This is the perfect emotion enhancer.
The letter is used only to propel your situation forward by setting up the romantic getaway.
Also I want you to take note that this particular letter was used only because of how far the person was in the process.
If you recall, in this example our subject was in the “dating phase” and had already gone on a few dates.
You don’t start with a letter this bold unless work has already been done for the letter to make sense.
Sample Letters To Your Ex
Alrighty, let’s move on and talk about some sample letters.
Here’s the tricky part about this section.
What people really want is a plug and play template. Something they can simply copy and paste to use on their ex.
I’m here to tell you that with my way of doing this it doesn’t exist.
Why?
Because my way of doing things depends wholly on your situation.
So, in order for me to give you a “sample letter” I’d first need to know where you are in the process and a few of your exes likes and dislikes.
Since I can’t do that I’m forced to make up my own.
Lets say that you’ve been on a few dates with your ex but can’t seem to spark any kind of romantic interest from them.
You might be able to try writing them a letter like this,
Start Of The Sample Letter
I’ve been thinking a lot about you lately and just wanted to let you know how important of a person you are to me.
End Of The Sample Letter
Do you see how short that was?
It’s almost comical.
However, that little letter has been getting results for my clients lately and I think a lot of it has to do with the timing of it.
You’ve heard the phrase,
There’s brilliance in brevity?
Essentially it’s the less is more approach.
I’m a big believer in that especially when it comes to letters.
The more long winded you are the worse your results tend to be.
Lets give one more sample before we end things.
In this example the ex is flirting but they aren’t really breaking new ground. You aren’t getting them to open up on the level you want them to.
Start Of The Sample Letter
I have some exciting news to share with you but I want to do something fun with it. I want you to call me at 10:00 PM tonight and I’ll tell you then. I want there to be suspense!
End Of Sample Letter
This one is all about curiosity.
It’s all about building up the anticipation and making them excited to talk to you.
Notice how each of these letters doesn’t try to win the ex back or do an extreme emotion dump. Instead, it’s simply used to advance your situation to the next level.
That’s why letters are perfect for enhancing your situation.