What is considered a rebound relationship

Do you suspect you're in a rebound relationship?

Maybe you’ve recently experienced a painful break-up, and you’ve found someone new who makes you feel desirable again.

Or you may be with a new person who is just coming off a previous relationship, and you wonder if you’re just the soft landing spot while they heal and then move on. 

Either way, a rebound relationship brings its own level of confusion and potential pain, as one or both of the partners aren’t emotionally healthy enough to make it work.

What Is a Rebound Relationship?

A rebound relationship is where one or both partners jump from one relationship to another. 

Often, one person is available and ready for the relationship while the other is still licking their wounds from the previous one.

The person who enters a new relationship quickly after a break-up is a rebounding partner. 

The rebounding partner has not fully processed and moved past their feelings about the previous relationship. The new partner wants to make it work but eventually sees they are being used or mistreated.

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