10 Ways to Find Your Ex ...

So you’ve tried to move on, but you just can’t do it. Thinking of finding your ex? Either you’ve got some of his stuff, or you simply want to see what he is up too, or what his new girlfriend looks like....well, whether its a good idea or not, its easier than ever to track people down, especially your ex. And here’s my top ten ways:

1 Ask Friends

While this might seem obvious, if you are missing him, they’ve probably noticed anyway. Someone is bound to know his last location, or about his new job...your friends are exactly information sources, so use them!

2 Use Facebook

Look at friends friends, and friends of friends of friends. Your bound to find someone who knows him or a family member of his, and you’ll soon be able to find him. Of course, if he has a private profile, this isn’t much use, so talk a friend into friend requesting him on your behalf...

3 Search Blogs

Even the most unlikely looking people have blogs these days, so its worth searching to see if your ex does, or if he’s been mentioned in one recently. Use a blog search engine and see what comes up.

4 Look up Public Records

If he’s moved, or its been a few years, go to the library and look up public records. You might have to show ID to be allowed to access the information, and there won’t be much, but it could give you a starting point.

5 Try Reverse Look up

If you’ve got his mobile number, try using reverse look up. This has different numbers depending on your phone network, but will allow you to see the address his phone is registered too, as well as sometimes the last time it was used. Then you could accidentally break down outside...

6 Use Twitter

Search for posts made by him, and look at who he follows and what he tweets. If it’s not him, but he’s mentioned, tweet back pretending to be an old friend, and ask for contact details.

7 Go to His Parents

This sounds stupid, but you wouldn’t believe how many of my friends have been happily reunited after turning up at his parents and asking for contact details. Having the parent on side is always a benefit anyway, and they’ll be thrilled to be involved!

8 Use a Private Detective

There are several agencies that search for people like old friends, by gathering information from you and using this to look for them in obvious, and not so obvious, places. This is a last resort, though, as it can be expensive!

9 Search with a ‘find People’ Searcher

Use reputable ones, and remember to use the spelling of their name that they are most likely to use. If they have a web presence, these are likely to show it up.

10 If You Met at College ...

Or school, use friends reunited or classmates.com to see if they are registered or if old friends are. Ask them for his details. You’d be surprised at who is on these sites, and it’s an easy way to track old friends, too!

Prepare yourself for rejection, or for him to be holding a grudge, but also prepare yourself for him to have moved on or changed completely.

I wish you the best of luck, though, there is nothing better than a happy (reunited) couple! Have you got a tip for hunting down past boyfriends? Please share it with me!

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Xannyyy Mr,Trucco, Certainly there is who do these kind of things! Lol, personally I wouldn't go to this much trouble. Let him find me and meanwhile I play hard to get! ;)
Xannyyy Sheila, Yes most problems comes when a new person is in our lives! That breaks all the contacts you make when you're single! :S
Xannyyy Well at least you could say even if you broke up you gained friend ship!! :)
Tavia Well Xannyyy, I can say that I'm friends with all of them, well I recently don't talk with my first bf (he just got married and it would be weird) but except that I try to keep a good friendship and it makes me feel good because I can see that they were quality people and time spent with them was not in vain. :)We broke up in normal therms
- Sheila I try to be friends with all of my exes too. But sometimes it doesn't work out. Uderstandably, it get's awkward for the new people in our lives. And then you have to cut down on the contact. Though my most recent ex is somewhat of a best friend right now. And I wouldn't give him up for anyone new! It's harder to stay friends with someone you've had a bad breakup with. That's when stalking them online comes in. Again, this is just out of curiosity. :p
M A detective is not psychotic at all. Try all ten and once. You will most likely end up with a restraining order. Remember that astronaut chic that went bat @âˆžÂ¬Â¢ crazy over some other astronaut dude? That's how "normal" these tips will make any girl look like when applied. Oh, girls yeah, you might want to look up the taxidermists available in town as it might come handy that day.
- Sheila M Trucco, Hahaha. Well agreed some of these are extreme but I still had fun reading these tips and wondering if someone would actually go through this much effort to get back with someone!
Xannyyy Tavia, Your one of the lucky ones love :) I haven't mantained that realtion ship with most of them!!
Xannyyy Sheila, I used to have that curiosity too, but going way back I still loved him soo...
MARY Just move on..if he wanted you to find him, he would make it easy for you....or better yet, he would find you.
Tavia Hi Kati! Well I know it's strange ( and I'm strange too ) but I'm actually living with my ex for the past 3 months. In December I would have to find another place to stay because he bought himself a flat. I couldn't ever imagine that this will ever happened but I'm glad that we could remain friends, and even good ones. :)
Xannyyy Some of these tips are good, but some of them are exagerating. Going to his parents house! I would see this as a really depressed move. And it's not his parents that should approve of him having you back but him himself! Just an opinion guys! Asking friends and looking of face book pages is a better way to use!
Xannyyy Sheila, No surly not. I used to do same as you when I was single!!
good some times not looking back is better, but i understand the couriosity, but an ex is an ex for a reason most of the time and they usually on the same if you find them again. Just my 2cents
- Sheila Hey Goodbye, You're right. The only reason I do it is curiosity. I just have to know what's going on in their lives.
Sheila I have lost count of the exes I've looked up on Facebook! Psycho who me?? :D
- September Trying to prove all women stalk?? :P