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How long do rebounds generally last on average?

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Anonymous User (Age:25 to 29)     When: 4 months ago
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just would like ppl's own encounters with rebounds whether friends or your own. I know everyone is different and it probably won't apply to my situation as a individual but you never know a average would help.


Update: this is good so far keep it coming    4 months ago

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Few weeks

2-6 months

6 months to a year

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They generally work out

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  • gitana379
    1477  
    4 months ago
    To me rebounds only work out as booty calls

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  • want2helpout84
    1034  
    4 months ago
    It depends...

    If the person they found was better suited for them then the last guy... then of course it's going to be better lasting...

    duh

    :)

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    Anonymous User
    4 months ago
    couple months

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  • Genya
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    4 months ago
    I want to comment on someone who said that you are always a rebound because we all had someone before. I disagree. Let's say I broke up with my partner and I feel like I horribly miss him/her and want him/her back, but I can't have it and it torments me like hell. And, all of a sudden, someone appears in my life who is attracted to me and wants to give lost of attention/affection to me - the VERY attention that I CRAVE SO MUCH FROM SOMEONE I CAN'T HAVE ANY MORE, right? I get involved with the new guy/girl - but it's really because I feel so lonely without that other guy/girl that I am still missing...- this is a rebound. It's like a mild version of cheating, really..(.It's better to have a rebound hook-up than a rebound relationship, then - it would have less hurts) So, it's not a really "honest" realtionship...But let's say, if I broke up with my partner, and grieve and cry and miss for about 6 months or more...and then, I eventually end up feeling like I don't care anymore if I see him/her or not, I don't want to cry any mroe, I am totally happy without that person in my life - I just don't feel lonely without that person any more - it's just my past...and, all of a sudden, someone appears in my life and gives me a lots of attention, and I feel like that might be someone very interesting, and so, I get involved - that would not be a rebound! BIG DIFFERENCE! To avoid those rebound situations, don't get involved with married people who tell you they are in the process of divorce...or people who just broke up...don't do that!

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    • 4 months ago
      *either not earlier
      Sorry for the typo.
    • 4 months ago
      I'm going to take a guess and say this was directed at the comments I made below. I don't think the first situation is really a rebound earlier because things can change, maybe you really liked both people or there are other extenuating circumstances that we are unaware of and it is possible for the first one to turn into a healthy relationship just as easily as the second situation could fall apart. Again this is just my belief when it comes to "rebounds" and it very well could be just me.
    • Question Asker
      4 months ago
      i concur with you. people are not always rebounds
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    Anonymous User
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    Anonymous User
    4 months ago
    I was a victim for almost 2 yrs! :(

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    • Answerer
      4 months ago
      My ex was just using me to get over his exes. After the break up, he went back to one of them so obviously I was just a rebound.
    • Question Asker
      4 months ago
      but surely if it lasted 2 years that can't be a rebound? genuine question as confused
    • Answerer
      4 months ago
      A couple of years ago. It was great til I found out that I was just a rebound.
    • Question Asker
      4 months ago
      when it started was it great though?
  • sportz4life
    297  
    4 months ago
    mine last somewhere between 1-3 weeks depending on how long I was with my ex and how much I liked him

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  • Deft_maiden
    22806  
    4 months ago
    One night to a few months roughly

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    Anonymous User
    4 months ago
    11 to 18 years except on leap years

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  • jpinka
    6636  
    4 months ago
    idk

    i assume a rebound is every guy you date after your 1st boyfriend/girlfriend if you think about it. so I don't buy into the rebound thing but I guess my by is the rebound guy and were getting married hopefully this year. so they can last for one day or many years.

    rebound or not I take all my relationships seriously

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  • zalew
    -1  
    4 months ago
    I met my husband on the rebound, we dated for two years and married for 21 years but now getting divorced...

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  • freebirdgirl1988
    165  
    4 months ago
    rebounds are funny because if usually means a slight lowering of standards just to get some instant attention. I'd never hook up with someone I had absolutely no interest in, but I'm pretty picky so it tends to end after 2-3 months of casual dating/hooking up

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  • finallyfabulous
    796  
    4 months ago
    I personally don't believe in rebounds because there is always someone before you so you will always be a rebound if you think about it. A relationship will last if the 2 people are on the same page and willing to work together to accomplish their goals and aspirations, not because neither of them was a "rebound". If you are just dating someone for the sake of saying you have someone of course it is going to fail. You just have to look at it honestly from both ends.

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    4 months ago
    mine has lasted 3 years. I am still with him. It wasn't meant to be a rebound, but things happen and got serious and I became really happy with him and lucky.

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    • Answerer
      4 months ago
      oh, I chose D btw..but only from experience and what I have seen from my friends.
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    Anonymous User
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    Anonymous User
    4 months ago
    I meant to click 95% but accidentally clicked 80%. Can I get a do-over? lol.

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    • Answerer
      4 months ago
      well... alright I'll take it. thank you. :D
    • Question Asker
      4 months ago
      hahahaha nope sorry but I shall award you a smiley face here you go. :)
 

What Guys Said

  • Distant
    21422  
    4 months ago
    Since "rebound" is understood to mean someone who is sub-standard but filling the void of emptiness, I would say 95-100% of them would fail.

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    • Answerer
      4 months ago
      That's odd. The moderator who fused your two questions also carried over my other answer. Now I seem like a madman!
  • Distant
    21422  
    4 months ago
    I've never had a rebound. I always come to terms with the termination of a relationship before moving on to the next.

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    • 4 months ago
      This is really how everyone should be.
 
   
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