Re:What is a Rebound? richmds: Wow these are great replies. I always just thought it was just the relationship after a bad one and destined to not last. Never thought about the details of it.
So another questions that pops in my head is, do rebound relationships ever work out for the long term?
Re:What is a Rebound? RecoveringinDE: I would say it depends on the person and the situation. I'm sure there are relationships out there that started out as a rebound, but evolved from there.
Re:What is a Rebound? Bubba: I have to agree with the responses above, and really cannot think of anything to add to it. I would like to put forth an additional question though:
Can a relationship, which started out as a rebound, become a true relationship over time?
I think it can. You may start out in the relationship for the reasons listed by Broken, Christy, & Mar, but I think that a relationship can grow and change. Perhaps the reasons you began the relationship would change, and in the end you may realize it is no longer a simple rebound. Of course I am the enternal optimist so I always look on the brightside of things.
Re:What is a Rebound? jason_stl: I figured I would throw my hat into the ring. Rebounds are defined by sex. You can't have a rebound unless you sleep with someone, so just going on two dates with someone and feigning you love them is not enough. You must also allow that person to have access to your whole body as to cleanse (sp?) yourself of the ex. After the week to three has come and gone, you will begin to notice a lot of sh!t that you otherwise failed to pick up on before. Then you realize that the rebound was just a natural progression in the healing process and promptly dump the poor bastard/woman at your first available convenience.
Rebounds are called rebounds for just that reason. They lift you up when you need it (read: bouncing ball) and then you come down off your high.
elmo, you believe you are having one right now?
Re:What is a Rebound? scrdbyelmo: maybe???? idont know...i like him a lot, my friend says its b/c he's stable...i just don't know and he's scared of committment(he told me that btw the first night we were together) and i have broken up with him to save myself greef um 3 x's now and everytime i tell him that we could always be really good friends and if he ever needed anything to please let me know and i tell him that i just need more of an emotionally giving person (he's been a bachelor for 5-10 years) and that though he's teaching me how to function w/out being codependent i need him to compromise and come my way a little..he is EVER SO SLOWLY making small but significant changes...not to mention every time i try to break up with him and trust me im totally honest about why he says things like i will change and how much time before you bail on me....he is changing but not as fast as i'd like....im impatient...i told him i was moving for the next couple of weeks and he had at least that long b/c i'd be to busy to think about it...
so i was trying to figure out things and thought well maybe he's a rebound, wait a min what the h*&& is a rebound? i'll post on ojar and see....here i am
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