Break ups suck. There is no getting around that. There are couples everywhere and not so long ago you were one of them! I was reminded yesterday why I avoided post-break up blues in the past by rebounding into the next available relationship. I was out with my bff last night at a comedy club. Not a great place for somebody who has just broken up. Though I laughed my ass off, 90% of the crowd there seemed to be on a date, which only reminded me of my ex. To top it off, there were video clips played of a very popular sitcom. One of the characters looks exactly like my ex. UGH.
This was a test. I know it. I continued to resist the urge to rebound. I was not helped by the fact that I received two compliments on my myspace page from local guys. In the past, I would have written back with a quickness and had a few dates lined up for the upcoming weekend. But I deleted both of them and continued to be confident that I'm doing the right thing.
On the flip side, I bumped into two movies that were both excellent reminders of why rebounding bites you in the end. I recommend both of these DVDs without hesitation. The first is "Feast of Love," with Greg Kinnear and Morgan Freeman. Kinnear's character is desperately in search of love and jumps into a disastrous rebound relationship in order to shield himself from the pain of the break up (sound familiar??)
The other film is a Mexican movie called "La Sorpresa," (The Surprise). Another dramatic look at rebound relationships...this time with a twist!
Both of these movies should be in the DVD collection of any serial rebounder. If the urge to rebound is particularly strong on any given day, watch these films as a reminder of what NOT to do.
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