Rebounds have a bad rep and I really don’t get why.
It’s not even like I went into this knowing it was a rebound. It just happened so fast, all of a sudden my heart ache felt lighter and I was interested in this other person.
He liked different things than me, gave me different conversations than I was used to. He was a breath of fresh air, truly.
My heart forgot this feeling of what it was like to be wanted again and to genuinely want someone back. It was like a whirlwind of emotions, like a hurricane circling around me.
I was happy again after being sad for so, so long. My laugh was back and my smile was brighter than ever.
But then, we both just kinda… moved on from each other. Except it didn’t hurt. It ran its course and we both realized that. But it gave me hope. We clicked as two people and actually were friends for that brief time.
I realized I can have a connection with someone else and not even have control over it.
It was so much more than a distraction, it was an experience that helped me realize that life goes on. It gave me a chance to focus on something light and temporary instead of focusing all my energy into negative thoughts and I could still figure out life around me.
It helped me progress through the grief of my relationship without it affecting everyday life.
So next time, before you shame someone for rebounding, and hard, remember it’s just as much of a coping mechanism as staying home and crying.
Except a million times more productive and a hell of a lot more fun. It helps you forget the negative and just live in the hurricane that it is. Fast, heavy, bold, and risky.
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