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Phrase: On the rebound
English is a very funny language.
I don’t mean funny Ha-ha, I mean funny as in strange.
For example, if you get a rebound in basketball, that’s a good thing.
However, if you are on the rebound from a romantic relationship, it’s considered a bad thing.
See, a person who is on the rebound is often unhappy and confused because a romantic relationship they were in has ended.
With the high rate of divorce these days, it’s easy to imagine that many people are walking around on the rebound.
Of course, I’ve been on the rebound once or twice, but to tell the truth, that was more than 20-something years ago.
I’d hate to break up with my wife and find myself trying to bounce back now.
Internet dating at 47 years old during a pandemic doesn’t sound very appealing at all.
Besides, almost middle-aged people like myself tend to do strange things when on the rebound.
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Men may go out and have a hair transplant, then buy an expensive sports car that is way too fast and requires yoga training to get in and out of.
Women on the rebound can spot a money pit (the sports car) and a desperate attempt to turn back the clock (the hair transplant) from a mile away.
They face their own unique set of problems.
If a woman dates a younger man, she is labelled a cougar.
Date an older gentleman, and she’s a golddigger only after his money.
Work at your marriage, boys and girls.
The grass may seem greener on the other side, but once you’re on the rebound, you’ll quickly realize it’s bald underneath, and cougars prowl the shadows.
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