@bennylichtenwalner: If you broke no contact and texted your ex, you reset the clock, but you didn't lose your chance to get them back. You just can't get them back right now. They need several months without your presence, without knowing they could just have you, so when you talk again it feels like a new person. Trying to bargain with the time is just spinning your wheels. The time is part of the strategy. Still hoping? DM me EMBER and I'll message you back.