Too fast, too soon? An empirical investigation into rebound relationships - Claudia C. Brumbaugh, R. Chris Fraley, 2015

laec300191 · 2025-02-28T16:04:08+00:00

Contrary to what is commonly believed about the need for a “waiting period” following the end of a relationship (e.g., Snyder, 1993), we found that beginning a new relationship quickly after a breakup seemed to have positive consequences. Specifically, people who started a new relationship quickly had higher well-being and a better opinion of themselves compared to those who waited longer to begin their subsequent relationship. Because of their fairly rapid transition between partners, rebounding individuals had less time with the single status and so their degree of well-being and self-esteem may have been less affected. In other words, their relatively uninterrupted relationship status may have allowed their lifestyle to flow more smoothly over this period of time and thus the breakup may have had fewer global effects on their psychological health.

I was not expecting this at all. Regardless of their findings, I refuse to date a woman who recently got out of a relationship, particularly if said woman experienced violence in that relationship.

Similarly, people who rebounded quickly may have perceived some congruence between their past and new partners. Specifically, in Study 2 we found that people who were quick to rebound tended to compare their new partner with their ex.

One reason not to date someone who just got out of a relationship. You are going to be punished for the things the previous partner did. That person is going to be extra critical of the things you do.

If people saw similarities between their current and ex-partners, this may have also provided a sense of stability in their lives.

We are beings of habits basically.

Title	Too fast, too soon? An empirical investigation into rebound relationships - Claudia C. Brumbaugh, R. Chris Fraley, 2015
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Date	February 28, 2025 3:33 AM UTC (1 year ago)
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