# The rebound guy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 20, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rebound-guy/124771 "2002-08-20T19:21:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rebound-guy/124771/21 "2002-08-26T19:09:07Z")
Thanks you guys. We seem to being off to a great start, and I’m glad to hear of others who are also faring well. ---
**Author:** ![Venoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@Venoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Venoma)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rebound-guy/124771/22 "2002-08-26T19:30:23Z")
I just married my rebound guy after 3.5 years. Hope you and your new friend find your own happy endings, rubes 🙂 (together or otherwise) ---
**Author:** ![evolutionbaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@evolutionbaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evolutionbaby)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rebound-guy/124771/23 "2002-08-26T19:34:45Z")
I am married to my “rebound” guy. And we got together only a week or so after my ex moved out (a man I had lived with for almost 3 years and had a one-year-old son with.) I think it really depends on how she felt about the relationship ending. If she was the one who initiated it, or if the relationship was dead for months (or years) before they broke up, then it’s no big deal. BUT if he left the relationship and left her heartbroken and crying her eyes out every night, then 6 weeks probably isn’t enough time to move on. I never had a doubt in my mind that my ‘rebound guy’ definately wasn’t a rebound. If she tells you that you definately aren’t then I say start trusting her now. Trust is a major componant to any successful relationship. I have been with my guy for over 3 years and married just a few months. GL! Evo [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rebound-guy/124771.md?page=1)