One of the biggest reasons why casual relationships are so prevalent is that men and women keep using one another to get over previous relationships. We’re not taking the time out to grieve the loss of the relationship so that we can heal and move on; instead we take refuge with new partners who are basically ‘rebounds’ that get used as emotional airbags to soften the blow of the fall from previous relationships. As a result of trying to have our cake and eat it too, we perpetuate the cycle of unavailability by yet again avoiding our feelings.
