II. Body A. Descriptive 1. Focusing on your previous relationship 2. Having unanswered questions and emotional pain B. Cause and Effect 1. Someone ends up being used and hurt as a result 2. You’re going to think this is the best relationship you 've ever had C. Comparison and Contrast 1. Rebound relationship: motivation, emotion and timing 2. True love relationship: motivation, emotion and timing
III. Conclusion A. Summary: If your love for each other is real, they will understand if you need to slow down a little. B. Concluding Grabber: Good things come to those who wait.
Another One Bites the Dust
Statistics say that 60% - 90% of rebound relationships are doomed to fail. (‘Are Rebound Relationships Doomed to Fail?’, 2010) A rebound relationship is one where you move on quickly from a long lasting relationship into another relationship and you are still affected by the previous one. (Meyer, n. d. paragraph 1) One should know the following about rebound relationships: its signs, its causes and effects, and its comparison to true love relationship. In essence, when you are in a rebound relationship, you spend a significant amount of time focusing on your previous one. For instance, a woman who just had her year long relationship broken tends to blame herself for their break-up. She has troubled thoughts about all the ‘what ifs’ and ‘if onlys’ of the past relationship. All the time
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