Hes not your boyfriend.
The mark of agood reboundisnt how long it lasts or how serious the relationship actually is.
The rebound is a time-honored post-breakup ritual, and celebrities are definitely getting their fill summer.
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Hes not on the level of powerful puss you worked HELLA Hard to build.
We rebound because it works.
Research publishedin theJournal of Social and Personal Relationshipssuggests rebound relationships can have marked psychological benefits.
It flies in the face of the popular belief that moving on quickly impedes healing.
He literally brought me back to life."
But so much of society is set up to incentivize and valorize partnership.
It creates a catch-22 for newly single women.
Stay single more than a year, and youll pass into premature spinsterhood.
Choose to never marry, and youll be treated like a burden or labeled damaged goods.
In effect, it is socially unacceptable to be single.
Romantic relationships are only seen as a success if they last forever.
And thefear of being singleis something both single andpartnered peopleexperience.
We have a blatant discomfort with letting women exist in the interstitial space between one relationship and another.
Thats not to say rebounding is always the right way to move on.
But the goal isnt to do things perfectly.
Its to cope as best you’re free to under the circumstances.
Let women haveand more importantly,enjoytransitory relationships.
Reportedly, Taylor Swift is alreadyrebounding from her rebound.As is her right!
Isnt impermanence the point of a rebound anyway?
