Was it because the "honeymoon" stage was over, and you realized this person wasn't for you? Was it because you got over you ex, and realized that you didn't need your rebound anymore?
Also, how did you explain to them that you wanted it to end?
I wasn't the one who had just come out of a serious relationship, my ex did (3 year LDR - she broke it off with him). We were together for 7 months.
We definately had a whirlwind romance, met his family and friends the second week after meeting him, he met my family and friends the third week after. We practically lived at each other's houses and spent every waking moment together.
I disagree with the other response about there not being a connection; we get on really really well, same sense of humour and same type of personality etc etc. So I think it depends on the person.
It ended because I suspected that he wasn't over his ex as he had become a little withdrawn. He blamed this on adjusting to not being in a LDR anymore and the fact that we had settled a little bit.
I understand about his ex, so it wasn't a bad break up. he has been open about it since and has said that he wouldn't want to get back with her, that he just need time to sort himself out. He has asked to take things slow and we still meet up occasionally cos we enjoy each other;s company. Who knows where it'll go from here, but not all 'rebound relationships' are bad.
Have you ever thought maybe all relationships after the first are 'rebounds'?
Well I haven't had this experience but I think that a rebound "relationship" ends because the person is still in love with the serious relationship they were in.
To me a rebound just means that you're with someone PERIOD. There's really no emotional connection, no other form of connection... nothing! just a way of trying to forget the old relationship.
When they realize that the rebound doesn't do anything for them and they still feel they are in love with with they ex, then that "relationship" will end.
So yea, I would think that it ended because they know who is the one for them, and it is obviously not the rebound. Especially when it was a serious relationship, that person will remain in your heart, that's what I think.
You come to realize you don't really want to be with that person. They just happened to the the first or best choice at the time. You're probably lonely and vulnerable and that person was there to accept you. It's hard to explain. Rebounds don't always end up ending though. :)
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