When you are trying to get your ex back, honesty counts. You need to be honest with your ex when the time comes for a talk but mostly you have to be honest with yourself.
Think about why you are so desperate to get your ex back. Because for many people getting their ex back is not a matter of love, it's a matter of jealousy. It's the green monster.
These people do not want to get back with an ex because they think it's the right thing for both of them, but only because they can't stand to see him or her with someone else.
Try your best to separate love from jealousy in your thinking. Your mind can play tricks on you but make every effort to be clear in your thinking because if you are really motivated by jealousy your efforts are probably doomed to failure.
Now if you have worked out that your reasons for wanting your ex back are good ones, that you really believe restarting your relationship is in the best interests of you and your ex you have another bit of honest pondering to do.
You have to think honestly and clearly about why the relationship ended.
Be ready and willing to accept the blame for the ending of your relationship.
Because believe it or not, if the blame is mostly yours you have a much better chance of reversing the split and getting back together.
Think about it like this.
If your ex is totally responsible for the ending of your relationship then there is nothing that you can change to bring the two of you back together. You can't change your ex after all.
But if you are responsible for the ending of the relationship then you have an opportunity to make changes to yourself, changes that could bring your ex back.
So be optimistic and be honest with yourself and your ex and you give yourself the best chance possible to start your relationship again.