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Even if you are 100% sure that you want to get back together with your ex, it is important to take time to focus on yourself first of all. Use the extra time that you have to improve yourself and getting back with your ex may come easier as a result. Some things you might do to focus on you include:  Taking up a new hobby. Improving your health with a new exercise and diet regimen. Starting a journal to record your thoughts and feelings. Spending more time with your friends. It is important not to seem desperate if you want to get your ex back. Therefore, you should not let them know right away that you are interested in getting back together. Doing so may frighten your ex off and ruin your chances of reviving the relationship. Send your ex a text message to reestablish contact with them. Texts are ideal because they are more casual than a phone call or email. Texts are also less likely to be shared or discussed, so it is a more private way to communicate with your ex.  Keep the message light and casual. Don’t say anything intense like, “I can’t live without you.” Tell your ex about something funny that happened to you or something interesting that reminded you of your ex.  Make sure that you are sober when you reconnect with your ex. Drunk texts or calls are a recipe for disaster. The best time to meet up with an ex again is during the day because it will seem less serious than a nighttime meeting. Ask your ex if they would like to meet up with you for coffee or lunch. This will give you a chance to catch up, break the ice, and decide if you want to keep pursuing a reconciliation with your ex or not.  Don’t say anything about getting back together during your first meeting. Just have a nice, fun chat together and leave it at that for now. Make sure that you look fantastic when you first meet up again. Looking your best will help you to feel confident and it will make it more likely that your ex will want to get back together with you. Talking about happy memories is a good way to rekindle an old flame. By reminding your ex of happy time that you shared, you will help them to see the good in your relationship and feel more open to reconciliation. As you attempt to get your ex to fall for you again, you should consider the things that attracted them to you in the first place and look for ways to showcase them. For example, if your ex was first attracted to you because of your sense of humor, find ways to make them laugh. Or, if your ex always admired your cooking skills, find a way to casually mention something you cooked recently. Although it may be hard, you need to be very patient when you first start talking to your ex again. If your ex does not respond to your first text, don’t keep texting in an effort to get them to respond. Just wait and see if they respond. If not, then try again in a few days. If your ex has not responded to any of your texts and/or seems cold other times that you have talked to them, then it is safe to assume that reuniting is not an option right now. But if your ex seems warm, friendly, and excited to hear from you, then you may have a shot.

summary: Focus on yourself. Act casual. Reestablish contact. Meet up for coffee or lunch. Remind your ex of happy memories. Put your best assets on display. Be patient. Watch for signs of interest.


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To steam a lobster, you will need tongs, a plate, fresh water, a large pot with a tight-fitting lid, and a steaming rack. If you don't have a steaming rack, use a metal cooling rack or an upside down colander.  To cook more or larger lobsters, you may have to adjust the cooking time, and you may need a larger pot, more water, and an extra tablespoon of salt. You'll need enough fresh water to fill the bottom of the pot, so the size and shape of the pot will determine the amount of water. To cook up to eight pounds (3.6 kg) of lobster at once, use a five-gallon (19 L) pot. Place the steaming rack in the bottom of the pot and fill the bottom with two inches (5 cm) of water. Add the salt to the water. There are a number of salts you can use for this, including:  Sea salt Kosher salt Table Salt Place the pot onto the largest element you have, put on the lid, and heat it over high heat. As the water comes to a boil, prepare the lobster:  Rinse the lobster under cold, running water and place it on a plate, tray, or other flat surface until the water boils. When the water boils, grab the lobster where the head meets the body. Hold the lobster down and carefully remove the rubber bands on the claws by slipping them off or cutting them with scissors. Watch your hands, or you might get pinched. You can leave the bands on during the cooking process if you're worried about getting pinched. The bands may transfer a bit of a rubbery taste to the claw meat. Immediately after removing the bands, remove the lid from the pot and use your hands or tongs to plunge the lobster head-first into the boiling water. If you're cooking more than one, place them in the pot one at a time. Return the lid and bring the water back to a boil. Avoid crowding the pot if you're cooking more than one lobster. If you can't see the bottom of the pot or can't get the lid on properly, you either need a second pot, a larger pot, or you have to cook the lobsters in two batches. As soon as the lobster goes into the water, start your cooking timer or make a note of the time, because the cooking time is based on when the lobster goes into the pot, not when the water returns to a boil. Cooking times for steamed lobsters are:  10 minutes for one pound 12 minutes for 1¼ pounds 14 minutes for 1½ pounds 16 minutes for 1¾ pounds 18 minutes for two pounds 22 minutes for 2½ pounds 20 to 25 minutes for three pounds 40 to 45 minutes for five pounds 50 to 60 minutes for six to seven pound Halfway through the steaming time, take the lid off the pot. Use the tongs to rearrange the lobster in the pot to ensure even cooking.  Return the lid when you're finished and allow the lobster to continue cooking. When you remove the lid, open it away from you first so the steam escapes on the other side and doesn't burn you. Take the pot off the heat, remove the lid, and use the tongs to remove the lobster from the pot. If you're cooking more than one lobster, remove them one at a time. Place the lobster on a baking sheet until it's cool enough to touch.  To stop the cooking process immediately and speed up the cooling, quickly dunk the lobster in and out of a pot of ice water before placing it on the baking sheet. You can tell that lobster is done when the shell goes bright red, the meat goes white, and an antenna comes out with no resistance when it's pulled.
summary: Gather your supplies. Get the pot ready. Heat the water and prepare the lobster. Cook the lobster. Start the timer. Shift the lobster around at the halfway point. Remove the lobsters when they're cooked.