A rebound affair could be playing games with your mind
The fastest way to get over someone is to get on with someone else, right? Well... maybe. While it may work that way for some people, a rebound relationship (one that shortly follows the ending of a previous one) isn’t always a good idea, says Anjali Mehra, a relationship therapist.
“The benefits of a rebound relationship for one person might be the exact thing that makes another feel worse. It all depends on the reasons you want to have it for,” she says.
Clinical psychologist Aparna Sengupta adds that essentially, you have to go into it with good intentions, not because you want to get back at your ex or prove to your friends that you’re over the break-up. “If one’s giving themselves the space they need to feel their feelings about the break-up, to process the relationship status change and loss of a partner, and communicate this to their rebound partner, then it can be a helpful part of the break-up process,” she says, adding that listening to how your heart, mind and body feel before and after you spend time with your partner can help you realise if you’re ready. Take your time.