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Rebound relationships - do they work?

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Question - (7 April 2012) 4 Answers - (Newest, 7 April 2012)
A female United States age 30-35, anonymous writes:

Does rebound relationships ever really work out/last?

why don't they work or last?

and what is a rebound relationship?

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A female reader, tennisstar88 United States +, writes (7 April 2012):

tennisstar88 agony aunt"What is a rebound relationship?"

A rebound relationship is a relationship where someone who just got out of a serious, or long term relationship turns around and jumps into another relationship.

"Why don't they ever work or last?"

The person who just got out of a serious relationship hasn't given themselves enough time, if any at all, to get over their last relationship. Thus they still harbor feelings for that ex and they're not 100% emotionally invested in their new relationship. Eventually the true feelings come out and the relationship is over. Really it's over from the start.

Another thing is that some people who get in rebound relationships are essentially using that new person to distract themselves from their ex. Maybe make the ex jealous and try to move on that way.

"Do rebound relationships ever work out or last?"

Honestly, no. Maybe there's a few rare exceptions..but don't count on it to last.

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A reader, anonymous, writes (7 April 2012):

Well a rebound relationship in my opinion is one not very long after a break up. This can leave there ex jealous and thinking are they really over me that fast.

They dont usually last, because they have started for the wrong reason. The person in the rebound relationship often still cares about there ex and although denying it, dont really care about there new partner.

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A female reader, VSAddict United States +, writes (7 April 2012):

VSAddict agony auntA rebound relationship is when you get with someone else right after you've broken up with someone. They don't work or last because most of the time, the person seeking the new relationship hasn't gotten over their ex and it's not right for them to love someone else who's not their partner.

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A female reader, Honeypie United States + , writes (7 April 2012):

Honeypie agony auntI have had a rebound guy and it really didn't last, but it got me over a "broken heart" and I have been someones rebound and that didn't work either since he dumped me for his ex.

I really think it comes down to how much baggage you drag around from one relationship to the next. If you aren't really ready for a new one, it might not work out.

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