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Heartbreak can make us do crazy, sometimes destructive things, but is having rebound sex really one of them? Charley Ross asked an expert about the pros and cons.
In the aftermath of a breakup, there are so many mundane rituals we feel compelled to put ourselves through that it can sometimes feel stifling. Don’t contact your ex. Practise hours of self-care. Sleep. Eat. Let yourself cry.
But what about rebound sex? Generally, being intimate with someone new in the immediate aftermath of a romantic split is frowned upon as a bad idea for those with a broken heart. You see it in popular culture, in our favourite romcoms – the image of the heartbroken woman eating ice cream in front of the TV. If she does go out and hook up with someone, it’s often seen as a mistake, a backslide, the wrong way to navigate emotional pain. But how accurate is this, really?
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