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Depends on the intensity of the relationship. Just dating, maybe a few weeks. Living together or making plans for a life together, the amount of time it takes to train for and run a half marathon from a pretty non-active lifestyle (seven months).

Dissent. It's an algorithm that starts with the depth of the old relationship but also factors in the intensity of the new relationship and the degree of frustration with the old relationship. Good sex can really shorten the time frame. Bad sex lengthens it.

John Phoenix

11-09-2009 10:17 PM

This picture actually stopped me cold.

http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks...znnqo1_500.jpg

PresentTense Pirate Penske

11-09-2009 10:45 PM

Re: Recovery and Rebound

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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 406172)

I have never sexperienced bad sex. Not as good sex, yes, bad sex, no. You might be doing something wrong. Let me know if you need any tips. npi. nttawwt.

PresentTense Pirate Penske

11-09-2009 10:47 PM

Re: This picture actually stopped me cold.

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Originally Posted by John Phoenix (Post 406174)

http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks...znnqo1_500.jpg

I wonder what the tattoo is.....the last time I asked a woman that question it was a sea tortoise. fwiw. fyi. outable.

Jack Manfred

11-10-2009 02:37 AM

Re: Recovery and Rebound

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Originally Posted by evenodds (Post 406157)

How long do you normally take between relationships to recover before you dive back in?

I'll cede my time to Leonard Cohen, who addressed this question, incredibly enough, in a 1993 Q&A from Details magazine:

How long does it take to recover from a bad relationship?
S.T. (Baltimore, MD)
You never recover from a bad relationship.

(he's not wrong)

bold_n_brazen

11-10-2009 06:46 AM

Re: Recovery and Rebound

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Originally Posted by Jack Manfred (Post 406189)

With all due respect to Mr. Cohen, I find it far more difficult to recover from a good relationship than a bad one.

Fugee

11-10-2009 09:38 AM

Re: Recovery and Rebound

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Originally Posted by evenodds (Post 406157)

How long do you normally take between relationships to recover before you dive back in?

At least long enough to tell us about the big move the ex-LMA made to get you back!

evenodds

11-10-2009 09:39 AM

Re: Recovery and Rebound

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Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen (Post 406190)

With all due respect to Mr. Cohen, I find it far more difficult to recover from a good relationship than a bad one.

If the sex is great, I am far more likely to move on quickly than when the sex had been absent for a period of time.

As for relationships, yes, it's far harder to recover from a good relationship than a bad one.

Since in this case I am moving on from a bad relationship with really great sex, within two days of realizing I was done-done with the nonsense, I was with someone new.

Adder

11-10-2009 09:50 AM

Re: Recovery and Rebound

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Originally Posted by evenodds (Post 406193)

Hussy!

Or, instead, I don't think it matters what anyone else thinks is an appropriate amount of time.

greatwhitenorthchick

11-10-2009 10:55 AM

Re: Yay!

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 406163)

I'm sorry you had bedbugs. That sounds awful.

Thank you. Yea, it was just awful. I can't believe how happy I am that it's over.

greatwhitenorthchick

11-10-2009 10:57 AM

Re: Recovery and Rebound

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Originally Posted by evenodds (Post 406157)

How long do you normally take between relationships to recover before you dive back in?

I like to have some kind of rebound sex as soon as possible, but I'm not sure that counts as diving back in. About 2 months. I took longer after my separation/divorce.

Fugee

11-10-2009 11:00 AM

Re: Yay!

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Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 406196)

Thank you. Yea, it was just awful. I can't believe how happy I am that it's over.

I didn't know they could spread from apartment to apartment. I get the creepy crawlies just thinking about it. So glad for you it's over.

Maybe you should give Lester's link to the travelling neighbor you think brought in the infestation.

evenodds

11-10-2009 11:33 AM

Very Short Story

I don't know how many of you are on twitter, though I know some of you are (hi, y'all!). I follow @veryshortstory and it's as it sounds, a short story in fewer than 140 characters.

Here is today's vss, appropos of something: