How to Find an Ex-Boyfriend

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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With today's technology, the search is easy. The challenge will be figuring out what to do once you've found him.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Things You’ll Need:

Phone Books
Telephones
Notebooks
Writing Pens
Computers

Step1

Call his old phone number or send a letter to his last known address - it may get forwarded to his new home.

Step2

Search through phone books, school and employment directories.

Step3

Ask his friends, family members, neighbors and prior landlord. Tell them you are trying to contact him, and provide them with a number where he can reach you.

Step4

Put an ad in his favorite weekly paper or post a note at one of his old stomping grounds.

Step5

Try the Internet. There are myriad search services available online.

Step6

Hire a private investigator - ask friends and attorneys for referrals.

Tips & Warnings

Out-of-town phone books are available at your local library.
Make it easy for people to help you - they may feel more comfortable notifying him themselves.
Leave no stone unturned - follow your hunches.
Check an international search page if you know he's outside the United States.
Try US Search at (800) USSearch.

Comments

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 I would love to find one of my ex's... because he was also a friend and it 'ended' on 'good' terms... I had to move out of the 'mainland' and making a REALLY long distance relationship work when just starting out is difficult...
I say, keep searching... I'm waiting to see if he joins classmates.com then I'll join and write him.

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 Okay, you broke up, remember? So, why are you looking for him? And if you broke up with him for a reason, are you sure you wanna go back to that? That's right - I didn't think so.

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 Why in the world would you want to contact an ex? Remember, he's an ex for a reason. Stop looking for him and a better one will find you.

Sunny1978 said

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on 7/24/2007 i am looking for my ex boyfriend cause i have a lot of good memeries with him. we talked all the time after we broke up and i moved and now i can not find him. Help. His name is DANIEL WAYNE THRELKELD?

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