Bouncing back and rebounds

@bamakelly (5191)
United States
January 27, 2009 2:55pm CST
Do you believe that a rebound relationship can truly work? I personally believe that coming out of a long relationship just to jump into another one can be detrimental to someone's well being emotionally and people can get hurt. I can understand that people don't want to be lonely but I was wondering what your take was on this matter and have you ever had a rebound relationship work out well?
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@kezabelle (2974)
27 Jan 09
It worked for me I lost what I thought was the love of my life and I was so unhappy when it ended not long after I met my current partner and realised that my ex had done me a huge favour 7 years later we are still together and very much in love so yes it can work. He helped me get over a fair few issues I had from being with my ex and it was just another part of him that I fell in love with that he loved me enough to make things better for me, sometimes we need to be unhappy to then appriciate what we eventually find.
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@nympha687 (940)
• United States
28 Jan 09
I'm not sure about the success of this kind of relationship but am sure it helps a person recover from a heartbreak easily. They say the best way to forget a person is to replace him quickly.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
28 Jan 09
I don't think it is a good idea at all. I have done it and it has never worked well. I think when a relationship ends, it is a good idea to take some time and get over the hurt or anger & take some time to understand just why things didn't work. its one of those things that people tend not to take advice on. I know I didn't. I just had to find out for myself like everything.
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@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
28 Jan 09
I, personally, don't think that rebound relationships work out. That is why they call them rebounds. It's not the fact that you love this person your with, i think it's more to do that you were devestated by your recent relationship that you need to find someone else and quick. i've never seen anyone's relationship last that was on a rebound. it was just someone to say they were with so they didn't feel the hurt they were going through at the time, although the hurt never left and it usually ended up hurting the rebound as well. not a good idea in my book. God bless
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
27 Jan 09
I don't think they usually work out very well. The person has not taken the time to figure out why the relationship failed so they will repeat their mistakes endlessly. It's good to take a break between relationships and think about why they failed.
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
28 Jan 09
The experts say that you should wait before starting a new relationship and I do agree with that when it comes to break ups. Each party has emotional issues to sort out and baggage that they don't want to bring into the next relationship. I also think that one shouldn't be on the lookout for the next relationship...it should come naturally.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
27 Jan 09
research has shown that it doesn't work, maybe one couple is lucky out of 100 to make that relationship work and last, the reason is you are still hurting from the other relationship, and that hurt is not going to go away just because someone new is in your life, most of the time it drives away the new love because he or she does not feel good enough for you, your mind is still on the old love. People bring in baggage to a new relationship that has now place to be there, people also compare which is really bad, my old lover was better in bed, better at conversations, better around my friends, better job, better with kids, better in sports, better, better, better,
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• Philippines
28 Jan 09
In a relationship things are worked out by both the person in the relationship..I think it really depends on how the person handles it. I have never been to a rebound relationship but I believe if love is in play it doesn't matter how long or short the relationship comes to be as long as it is felt deeply by the 2 persons involved. For it to work out well depends on them as well. In a relationship there will always be ups and downs.We should just live with that and work it through.
@g_aileen09 (1354)
• Philippines
28 Jan 09
I haven't experienced being into a rebound relationship, but i believe that it's not advisable. If one is not yet ready to be in a serious relationship, better let the wounds heal first. It would be unfair for the other party for he or she will end up being used.