You and your Aquarius man broke up. Now you want him to regret it.
If you want him to want you back, then read on, my friend. Here’s what to do:
- Take a no-contact break
- Become friends and share interests
- Keep emotions in check—don’t appear to need him
- Separate your private life from your friendship
- Start dating again and show him you’re moving on
Usually after breaking up with an Aquarius man, you only get one real shot.
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Will an Aquarius Man Regret a Breakup?
Of all the zodiac signs, Aquarius is possibly the least likely to regret a breakup.
Scorpio can hold a torch for a woman for years. Virgo worries whether the breakup was the right decision.
But Aquarius men? They’re focused on the future.
Aquarius men don’t hold onto emotional ties, and they truly believe there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
So yes, the chances of an Aquarius regretting your breakup are slim. But not zero.
Since Aquarius men aren’t driven by emotional ties or sentimentality, you have to take a different angle.
You have to know what attracts them—positivity, uniqueness, confidence, friendship without pressure.
And what repels them: emotionalism, neediness and controlling tendencies.
Below, we’re outlining how to make men born under the sign of Aquarius feel lost without you.
Read next: Aquarius Man Testing You: 10 Signs (and How to Respond)
How to Make an Aquarius Man Regret Losing You
1. Avoid acting overly emotional
Aquarius men are said to be emotionally detached, and on the surface that’s true.
It doesn’t mean they have no feelings. But it does mean they get weirded out by intense emotional confrontations.
If you want an Aquarius man to want you back after a breakup, you’ll need to start from a place where he’s comfortable.
Demonstrate that you can stay calm, without emotions clouding your judgment.
Crying and pleading won’t make him budge, and you run the risk of making him feel like he’s being manipulated. Which will make him shut that door so fast.
2. Spend time apart
After a breakup with an Aquarian, there has to be what amounts to a no-contact period.
You need more than a few weeks. Try to aim for a minimum of one month, but likely you’ll need a few.
Don’t talk to him, email him, text him or try to see him.
You need time to heal, and so does he. Especially if he got really hurt.
Not having you to talk to anymore can leave a big gap in his life, especially if he considered you a good friend.
For Aquarius men, noticing your absense can have a stronger effect than if you bend over backwards trying to get into their good graces.
3. Drop off his radar
While you’re spending time apart, you need to go the distance and fully commit to it.
That means completely getting off his radar.
Wherever he is, don’t show up there.
Stay away from his usual haunts after work. If a mutual friend invites you to a party he’s going to, try to politely decline.
Fill up your schedule with plenty of fun things to do without him.
He needs to get a real taste of what it’s like to not have you around in any way, shape or form.
The Aquarius male has an inquisitive mind, and this is the best way to make him curious about you and what you’re up to.
4. Be friends with him
After a break from each other’s presence, it’s safe to be pals with your Aquarius ex boyfriend.
Friendship is everything to this man.
Usually it comes before romance in any relationship, and he would do anything for his best buds.
If you can successfully cultivate a genuine, platonic friendship with him, it creates the foundation for the Aquarius to reconnect with you in a meaningful way.
This is the truest way back into an Aquarius man’s heart.
5. Don’t talk about your failed relationship
Your relationship ended. You know it, your Aquarius man knows it. There’s no point in rehashing the past.
So let sleeping dogs lie—don’t mention how things used to be, what went wrong and how you would fix it.
Not at this time, anyway.
Focus on the here and now. That’s where your Aquarius man is at.
He needs something positive to latch onto, and any reminder of a difficult breakup or complicated past may tell him he’s better off keeping his distance from you.
6. Don’t tell him you want him back
If you tell an Aquarius that you’re trying to win him back after a breakup, he’s probably going to put a wall up.
To Aquarius men, there’s just no reason to go back to an ex if there was a good reason you broke up.
You need to leave the pressure completely off.
Remember, friendship first.
If you’re worried you’re going to slip up and push him further away, you might want to consider diving into his psychology with Aquarius Man Secrets.
7. Have intellectual conversations
Time to have your most fascinating chats yet.
Aquarius is a deep thinker.
As it happens, love and attraction start in the intellect for Aquarius men and grow as two people share their thoughts and ideas.
In this stage of reattracting an Aquarius guy you used to date, it’s important that you have enough conversational flow and a good mental connection between you.
Read the news, learn some historical facts, brush up on politics—whatever you need to do to stimulate his mind.
8. Have confidence
There’s not much sexier to Aquarius men than a confident woman who doesn’t apologize for who she is.
If you want him back, it can be tempting to try to morph into something you think an Aquarius man wants.
But in reality, that’s the worst thing you can do.
It takes away from your individuality, which is what attracts an Aquarius to you in the first place.
Don’t just try to look confident. Feel confident in who you are, and your uniqueness will shine through.
9. Take an interest in his hobbies
Speaking of what you have in common, it’s a good idea to start getting active in whatever he enjoys doing now.
Aquarius men have a strong urge to share their interests with a potential romantic partner.
He definitely doesn’t need you to like everything he likes, but it will help him feel closer to you once again if you share a passion.
10. Lean on friends
When you’re hurt from a breakup, it’s natural to seek comfort from friends. They are your support system, after all.
But you can use this to your advantage by demonstrating that you have a full life outside of the Aquarius.
Fill up your days with brunches, social calls and coffee dates. Make new friends if you can.
Post pictures of you and your friends on social media.
If your former Aquarius partner is lurking on there, he might get some FOMO feelings and start missing hanging out with you and the gang.
11. Live your best life
If you want to make an Aquarius man come back, you have to show that you’re getting on with your life.
Now is the time to focus your energy on you.
What are the things you didn’t think you could do when you were dating him? Do them now.
Even if you think they’re not the Aquarius guy’s bag, give yourself permission to explore and grow.
Because ultimately, your goal is to rebuild your identity outside of the Aquarius man, allowing him to see the exciting, independent person that you are.
Someone he’ll want to get to know all over again.
12. Start dating other guys
Afraid to date other people while trying to get your Aquarius ex back?
Don’t be.
This is not a tactic to make him jealous. And anyway, he’s not possessive like some other guys you may have been with before.
In fact, seeing that you’re moving on gives him the chance to really consider what life would be like without you, permanently.
Maybe he hasn’t had to think about that before, but now that he is, all that Aquarian logic and analysis will come into play as he decides what he wants to do about it.
If feelings start bubbling to the surface seeing you on the dating scene, he’ll know that he can’t deny his feelings for you.
13. Keep your private life separate
Being friends with your Aquarius ex, you’re going to need to set up boundaries.
Intimacy is not the same for Aquarius men as it is for other people. They can be intimate and totally platonic at the same time.
If you let your private life bleed into your friendship, you could end up stuck there with the Aquarius man without ever actually getting him back.
So be mindful that you’re not giving him any “boyfriend” types of privileges.
The details of your dating life are not up for discussion. You should also avoid slipping into emotional or sexual patterns with him at this point.
He can’t have his cake and eat it, too.
As hard as it might be, treat your relationship strictly as platonic, emotionally and physically.
14. Make the Aquarius man fall for you again
The best way to make an Aquarius man fall for you again is to have a blast together.
Recreating that potent connection has nothing to do with sexual tension.
It’s all about how well you mesh together, and whether you can be a positive force in his life.
Avoid drama like the plague—that means no rehashing the past or trying to make him jealous.
The best chance your relationship with him has to succeed is with a clean slate.
Aquarius Men Questions
How do you get an Aquarius man back after no contact?
Aquarius men tend to come back all on their own after a period of no contact.
As long they don’t feel pressured.
This zodiac sign can’t be feel like you’re trying to talk him into getting back together, or he’ll rebel.
The key to success is to go on with your life, work on being the best you can be and make it clear that you’re not waiting for him.
Does an Aquarius man miss you after a breakup?
He might, but he won’t indulge his feelings too much.
The Aquarius male doesn’t like to feel attached to the past or like he’s a prisoner of his emotions.
So he rarely is.
How do Aquarius feel about their ex?
This star sign has no desire to hold a grudge or cling to their ex.
If anything, an Aquarius likely feels neutral toward their ex, especially if the breakup is ancient history.
If the breakup was fresh, an Aquarius might have lingering feelings—but they’re likely to be dulled in comparison to when they were in the relationship.
How does an Aquarius man act after a breakup?
Aquarius males tend to act like strangers after a breakup.
They’ll immediately get to work establishing a life without you, like you never were part of it.
Again, they’re far from the sentimental sorts!
What happens when an Aquarius gets heartbroken?
When an Aquarius is heartbroken, they go into deep introspection mode.
They start looking within, searching their minds and souls for an answer to what went wrong and how they could have fixed it.
A heartbroken Aquarius may need a few days of alone time, but very quickly they’ll immerse themselves in their social lives to try to get back to normal.
Do Aquarius go back to their exes?
Very occasionally, Aquarius people go back to their exes.
Usually when this happens, they’ve spent a pretty long while apart and have had all that time to reflect on whether they feel better or worse not being with you.
It’s sort of more of a logical decision to get back together than an emotional one, but the Aquarian’s feelings do make them start questioning.
Why do Aquarius always come back?
Aquarians are extremely loyal.
In one way or another, they always come back to someone they care about.
They may try to give your relationship one more try, but they’re most likely to come back for the friendship, mental connection and good times that you shared.
And if you need them, Aquarians who care about you will always come running to help.
What does it mean when an Aquarius man wants to be friends?
In all honesty, it probably just means he wants to be your friend.
Aquarius men won’t try to be your friend with an ulterior motive. They’re way too straightforward for that.
However, that doesn’t mean romance can’t come out of the friendship.
It depends on the situation. If you’ve been trying to date him and he says he just wants to be friends, then he sincerely considers you a friend. But, you are in the friend zone.
If you just met and he says he wants to be your friend, he may be open to romantic possibilities.
How do you know if an Aquarius is over you?
An Aquarius is over you if that Aquarius has done the following:
- Stopped contacting you completely
- Stopped checking your social media
- Started dating other people
- Avoided running into you at all costs
- Not reached out to be friends
- Ignored all your communications
- Pretended not to see you out in public
How do I fix my Aquarius man relationship?
Work on understanding what truly drives the Aquarius man and what’s important to him.
For example, communication is a huge thing with him, and he needs lots of it all the time.
Don’t ever let bad feelings stew beneath the surface or assume an Aquarius knows what you’re feeling.
If you want to be a better communicator with him and find out what makes him stay in a relationship happily forever, read Aquarius Man Secrets.