Getting To Know Rebound Relationships, Establishing Relationships Just For Exploitation

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JAKARTA - Being in a new relationship is fun. However, if someone recently broke up but hasn't completely forgotten their ex, but is back in a new relationship, this is called a rebound relationship.

This rebound relationship is also considered to be a medicine and a reliever of loneliness when we are down towards the end of a relationship. In fact, forcing something is not a healthy thing and is not good if it is continuously done.

“Rebound relationships are often brief and emotionally confusing. This is because your partner may not be sure about what they want and are still very emotionally involved with the past. Many people don't realize they are in rebound love, but not a few do it on purpose,” said Micaela Stein, marriage psychologist at Humantold.

People who do rebound relationships also usually do not have a clear direction and purpose with their relationship. More precisely, they are not serious in their relationship so there is no intention to bring you closer to their family and friends. In other words, they don't want to commit to a new partner.

People who do rebound relationships also tend to bring up the past related to their previous love.

According to Stein, there are two things that cause people to rebound relationships. The first is to find people who can meet their social, physical, and emotional needs without putting love as a foundation.

Second, it could be that someone initially just tried. But when communication is established, the person begins to feel that their emotional wounds can be healed so that they feel re-energized to live life after a difficult breakup.

In order to get out and avoid this rebound relationship, try to start making peace with the situation and yourself. Forgive the wounds of the past and make the most of the time with your new relationship and forget the shadows of the past. Focus on your new relationship and partner.