How about some advice? I have known this girl for many, many years. Not too we ll, but enough. We finally hooked up, things were great for a while and then she pulled away. I know that she has recently ended a long relationship 6 months ago. We have talked for weeks. Have any advice?
Do I have any advice? Do I have any Advice?
What kind of question is that?
Well, you've got yourself a little problem. We relationship advice people have a
name for people like you. It's very technical, but hopefully I won't loose too
many members of my audience. You are what's called a REBOUND GUY. Okay, here's what
happens. A woman goes out with a guy for a long time. That relationship goes south, and
one or both parties bail, and they break up. The woman then waits a while, maybe a few
days, maybe a few months, while she figures out what to do next. Eventually she decides
that she's not going to let the jerk she broke up with ruin her life. So then she
picks the next hapless schmuck that comes along and starts dating him. That hapless schmuck
isn't really in consideration for anything more than a few dates. All he does is make
it eaiser to forget her last boyfriend before she starts dating someone she's actually
interested.
Cruel? Inhuman? Yes, but we are talking about relationships here.
My advice is to go and find someone who hasn't had a serious relationship in at least a year. Either she's already used some other schmuck to wipe away the traces of her last beau, or she's a looser and hard up for a date. Either way, you're in a better position than you were before.
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