Oh, the joys of the rebound relationship.
I've referenced my last long term relationship a few times since I started Stay Away From Tools. Don't get me wrong it was tough. But I didn't realize how tough things really were until I experienced my first "rebound".
Wikipedia says, "a rebound refers to the ball becoming freely available after a failed attempt to put it into the goal". After the break up I was the ball and was completely available.
My first few adventures back in the dating world were eh... interesting. I dated someone for 6 weeks who broke things off with me via email (I've mentioned him before. He'll be a post in the next few weeks). I also dated someone who said the most inappropriate things at the most inappropriate moments (he's on tap in the next few weeks as well).
Rebound guys could be compared to a piece of mealy fruit. They seem like such a good thing at the time of purchase and when you get them home and peel them you are horribly disappointed that you couldn't smell them spoiling a mile away.
I've dated many a sparkling shiny piece of fruit. Bright, juicy, and full of potential. When I finally got a real "whiff" I was embarassed that I hadn't noticed it sooner. We often misinterpret when we're under the influence of "break up".
He's creative = He smokes pot
He's independent = He has no job
He likes to stay fit = He has an eating disorder
He's green = He has no car
He's sensitive and values family = He still lives with his mom
(Run from this one ladies. Run as fast as you can and I beg of you, do not look back)
Mistakes happen. You may find yourself thinking you just bought produce but really bought yourself a pot smoking, unemployed, bus riding, fool. It's okay. The rebound is a process of learning, re-learning, and sometimes getting smacked by that learning again to identify the good produce, the bad, and everything in between.
3 comments:
You've captured it all, as usual, in clean, accurate and concise way. No doubt you are an expert - we all can benefit from your advice!
Hilarious!
I have one to add:
He's into extreme sports = he's so insecure that he needs to throw himself into the face of death to feel manly.
KPF: He's a professional athlete = He'll never be monogamous and will sleep with anything that moves.
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