How soon after you are single should you start another relationship ?

@ronnyb (6113)
Jamaica
November 17, 2008 7:57am CST
Should you wait until you are healed from your first relationship ? or should you start one relationship so that it helps the wounds of the first relationship.
7 responses
• Malaysia
18 Nov 08
It depends on the person, for me, i only start another relationship when i'm ready for it.
@alyssa_c (440)
• Philippines
18 Nov 08
In a local movie, one character said that there is a three-month rule on relationships. He said you should wait 3 months before dating again, to give time for your past lover to heal or prove himself that he still loves you...or something like that. Personally though, I think there is no time length that you should base your readiness on. As long as you feel ready to open yourself again to the possibility that your heart would be snatched of your chest then chewed off by yet another jerk then, by all means, go ahead lol
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
17 Nov 08
I think that the time would vary from person to person. One lady might be ready for her second relationship six months after splitting up with her first boyfriend. Another lady might take two years to get over the break up and be ready to begin a new relationship. Some people go on the rebound to another relationship to try to heal the emotional pain after splitting up. I once began a relationship one month after splitting up with my previous boyfriend. I still had many old feelings for my previous boyfriend and that wasn't fair on my new boyfriend. That new relationship was doomed before it started and it took me about a year to get over losing my previous boyfriend. We met up a few times as friends and I had my new boyfriend and he had his new girlfriend. So the answer is from six months to two years depending on the person. For me I would say one year would be best for me to get over a failed relationship and move on the the next hopefully successful.
@landi927 (657)
• China
17 Nov 08
I can start a new one very soon if i meet a right guy. A new relation can help me get over the wounds of the first relationship. People should not live in the past. So, if it is over, just let it goes! We still live in the world; we still need love; we must get over the past.
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
17 Nov 08
I think it depends on what you're feeling at the moment. Sometimes it's hard to even look at another person when you're hurting badly inside. Other times it's no big deal and you can go out and talk to other people easily. I say just go with what you feel and take it from there. A lot of times meeting someone new right away helps your heart mend a lot faster. Let your heart guide you.
• Malaysia
17 Nov 08
depends on the fate
@jmp_72 (246)
• Seychelles
17 Nov 08
i don't think there should be any time frame. It will vary from person to person. I think after a failed relationship you should just let yourself be open, you should not force yourself to a new relationship or not to start a new relationship. Let nature take its course and just go with the flow.