You may be considering a rebound relationship, so you need to know why everyone can get hurt in a rebound relationship.

Let’s look at the definition of rebound relationships: This is a relationship that a person gets involved in shortly after the breakup of their previous relationship. There are up to four people affected in this type of relationship: the new partner and the partners with whom they had a recent relationship.

There may be a number of reasons for embarking on this new relationship, one of them being revenge for hurting your previous partner or an attempt to make them jealous. This isn’t fair to the new partner or their old partner and is likely to backfire, so usually no one wins in this situation and each person loses more.

Another reason is that the suddenly single person doesn’t want to be alone, so in order not to have to be alone, they quickly get into another relationship. Suddenly single people seem to attract each other as partners, so two people who just got out of a relationship can quickly jump into another.

There are a number of drawbacks or issues to be aware of with rebound relationships:

– People often have unresolved issues from their previous relationships, and by quickly getting into another relationship, they may not have been able to resolve these issues and thus carry over into the new relationship.

– People can jump into these relationships mistaking comfort and sharing a common pain for love, so the relationship itself cannot be sustained and is relatively short-lived.

– People may use these relationships as a way to cover up their hurt emotions and avoid dealing with them, but they still need to resolve their feelings about the relationship and their lost love. As they begin to deal with those emotions, they may find that they are ‘over’ the person they are with now.

– People can quickly get into another relationship to feel good about themselves again, as being abandoned or having a breakup can make a person feel unloved. This often results in the relationship ending quickly as the new person cannot cope with the other’s need.

Invariably, people involved in rebound relationships are unaware of the various emotions that drive their needs and really need to spend some time alone to work through those issues and regain balance before they are ready for another relationship.

It is important for someone who has just finished a break up to grieve the loss of their previous partner, their relationship, and their dreams of a future together. This person needs to start feeling good about herself again and develop a plan for her future before looking for a new potential partner. This is so that they have something to bring to the relationship and can build a healthy relationship with their new boyfriend or girlfriend.

Anytime two people contemplate a new relationship that fits into the category of a rebound relationship, it is more likely to be successful if these points are kept in mind and issues are worked out and resolved. This can be a time of rapid growth and getting to know each other in the new relationship, but it requires both parties to be fully aware of what is happening to them.

Jumping into a rebound relationship without being fully aware of these factors can result in everyone getting hurt, when it isn’t really necessary.