I flirted with an ex (no pics were exchanged, nor did we have any sexual contact no sexting nuin) we more or less just talked about how beautiful/sexy we were and stuff like that

Give him space to process what happened, if he decides to forgive you, make and conscious attempt to make it to him for cheating on his best friend.

I cheated on my wife twice and she stayed or took me back each time, the third time I cheated she packed her things and left, now she’s got her own place that she’ll be moving into, I did all the begging etc and seeing that no contact is the next step, I need a specific plan to help me get her back, I’ve read each article related to me in its entirety so far so am serious about getting her back, keeping her forever and starting a new relationship.