3 month rule after a break up?

No, I won't follow any rule. When you first fall in love, there won't be any 3 month rule. You simply move on since you do a clean cut with your ex. Who and what giving such 3 month rule to be loyal to your ex? Is that a crime if you break it? So, do whatever you think is right, and move on, be happy to yourself that is the most important thing after a serious break up.

I have never ever heard about "Three-month rule," maybe be due to some cultural/social/origin difference or maybe out of my ignorance... But I can guess the possible "rationale" behind this rule... One thing is certain that if a person follows this rule, he/she is provided with more than enough time to contemplate and well justify the decision of break up. Sometimes, people break up over trivial matters/issues... Sometimes, people break up due to utter misunderstanding... And sometimes, they wish they could have changed their past..the mistakes...the bad/wrong decisions...the break up. Like here in India, after applying for divorce, a couple has to wait for six months, at which time, the judge after confirming their decisions, signs the divorce order. Otherwise, I am in complete agreement with the response above. "Keep going..Don't stop." It is a fact of life... "Face the fact of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are."

I think what people are usually referring to is that maybe 3 months is, across the board, maybe the standard length of time taken by most people to get over the initial shock of a relationship breakup. However, there are never any rules about things like this in life, as we are all different and must do what suits us best, regardless of what anyone else may say.

My 18 year old daughter and I were discussing this just last night. I mentioned that a person should take some time to get over the previous relationship and that I had heard somewhere that it takes about 90 days. She of course said "that's way to long". I personally think it is a good idea because you don't want to take a chance in comparing your old mate with the new one especially if you still had strong feelings for that person when you split up.

No, who cares about that, there is nothing like 3 month rule, you dont like break up and find new since we like them, we already broke up, then why should we even think about them, so no second thoughts, if you like some other person,we must not restrict our self in the name of any rule :)