I moved on rather quickly from my relationship as well, but I think it would be too soon to date someone if you just broke up with your significant other.  I would at least wait two to three months until I date another person just so I'll have time to myself to "heal" from my recent relationship and not use the next relationship as a rebound.  But I don't think rebounds are necessarily a bad thing.. sometimes it help us move on faster and/or see what we were missing from our old relationship.

"Too soon" is whatever your hearts says is too soon.  It's relative to each person.  It depends on a lot of factors, such as how much you loved the last person, how long the actual relationship was, if abuse was involved, etc. 

I think as long as you feel you can fully commit yourself emotionally to another person, there's nothing with starting another relationship.  However, I also know people who jump from guy to guy b/c they are trying to fill a void of loneliness and heartbreak. I don't recommend doing this, b/c you end up leading on someone that might actually love you & want commitment.  To each his/her own though

Sometimes, when you've really loved someone, every relationship can feel like a rebound until you get back with them.  Sometimes it's years and years.

But I really think it's best not to just jump from relationship to relationship.  It should be more special than that.

it depends how my previous relationship ended-if it was amicable or bad. if it was bad, then I won't miss the dbag and can possibly move onto a new guy fairly quickly since there isn't much if anything to miss about the terrible relationship. if it was an amicable breakup that didn't work for some reason and there wasn't a dramatic ending, then I'd likely miss him and need some time to get over it. otherwise, it'll probably be a rebound. I'm not one to settle, so I likely won't quickly get into a new relationship after the old one ended.

For me, it depends on the person, the relationship that previously ended, and the terms on how it ended. I move on pretty quickly, and to some people, too quickly. I haven't been in too many relationships, but it's always been about three months before I get into another relationship. Moving on, for me, is even quicker than that depending on how my last relationship was and why it ended. It's almost like a light switch if the guy is a tool bag. Of course I try to work it out and keep the relationship together, but I usually even end up feeling burnt out from all of the time and energy I put into attempting to fix the relationship. After it ends, it may take a week or two, but out of nowhere I'll just think, "I'm done dwelling, fuck him" and *click* I'm over it. Some people find it to be a cold skill, I actually don't understand why anyone would dwell on something so negative. If my ex was a total twat waffle and I broke up with him for it, why shouldn't I move on and be happy?

I've rebounded before, it happens, but I don't really think there is anything wrong with it as long as everyone involved knows the situation. I think it can be hard to tell what's really a rebound or not at first, but I think if you take time to be single and communicate that you're not looking for anything serious to guys you like/like you, then you'll figure it out before it becomes an issue. Unfortunately for me, that didn't work out so well last time, but that's also because I was surrounded by immature people. Before I started dating my current boyfriend, I had a fling going with this guy I worked with. I got a lot of shit from people for it because he wanted a relationship but I had just gotten out of one and wanted to be single/try out dating. I have never really just dated people, as in go out on dates with different guys and not be in a relationship with someone. Even though I actually sat down and explained everything to this guy to make sure we were both on the same page, he still ended our friendship and then a bunch of my "friends" hated me when I told him I liked my now boyfriend. My "friends" spread rumors about me, people made up excuses whenever I asked if they wanted to hang out, and I got a lot of shit talking my way is well. I got so much bullshit coming from all directions because of that guy, my ex boyfriend, and my now ex best friend(simply because she's a jealous hypocritical bitch). 

Basically, the guy was pissed because he was hoping for more, despite that I explained to him that I liked him but I didn't want to be his girlfriend, was going to date other people, and to not wait on me because I couldn't guarantee him anything. He even said he understood, was fine with it as long as I told him when I liked someone else, and that we'd always be friends regardless. Well, I told him when I liked my current boyfriend and then he stopped talking to me. My ex was just plain pissed that my current boyfriend was kind of his friend and because he thought I moved on too quickly. Then my ex best friend was pretty much the start of all of the drama because she had a thing for the guy I had a fling with, despite the fact that she had a boyfriend, and she was jealous that he wanted me and not her(she seriously asked him "why her and not me" and he told me about it). I described her as a "jealous hypocritical bitch" because she actually ended up cheating on her boyfriend with that guy(never told him) after he stopped talking to me, after she spread rumors about me, and after all of the bullshit she gave me for liking my ex's sort of friend(they weren't close friends by any means).

In my opinion, no one should have a say in how soon is too soon for you to move onto a new relationship or move on in general. Everyone is wired differently. Just because it might take them months or years to get over someone, doesn't mean you are bound to the same amount of time. All you really need to know is that you are over your ex and want to be with the person you like before you're in a new relationship. 

Everyone grieves in their own way depending on the break-up whether it was mutual, the other person initiated the break up or vise versa. Instead of moving on, I like to take time for myself and reevaluate my surroundings before bringing someone new into my life. 

Agreeing with the general consensus that there isn't a set time. Everyone and every failed relationship are different...it's impossible to generalize a good time frame. I just got out of a long term relationship and I'm enjoying being single. I'm not pursuing a new boyfriend yet, but it only took me a week to sleep with someone. Rebound? Sorta, maybe. But that's okay. I'm enjoying single life and taking some me time. 

A few months to a year at least would be the bare minimum if you truly loved that person. I gave myself a year off dating after my first ex and it was weird, a year and a month after we broke up, I met my next bf (who is now my recent ex) It took a few months to get over my first ex, but I gave myself extra time in case I ever had doubts, I wanted to avoid those situations where I'm with a new guy and am not over an ex, I wanted to give the best I could to my next bf, it's unfair if he had to deal with that. I'm not over my recent ex, it's been about 10 months since we officially broke up, I've loved him the most in my life so far and time has helped a bit but it hasn't really done anything for me. Different people have different effects on your life, for some reason, I still have feelings for him after all this time and through what he's done. To me, 10 months ain't a long time. I don't like serial daters and would never be one, I don't understand their mindset.. like getting with another person right the next day, the next week(s), the next month? What's worse are the cheaters who get with another person before they've even left the person they were with-.- I feel like it's so selfish 'cause it's like you left your ex behind, while you're so-called finding your new "happiness", what about their's? Just 'cause you broke up with them means they're not your obligation anymore so you don't have to give a damn about their feelings? Then you're worst than a friend 'cause friends in the least would care. I'm planning to give myself a few years off from dating 'til I'm fully over my ex and if in the worst case I never get over him and he never comes back, then so be it. We'll see what happens with time. It all depends if he returns.

I'm not sure if I was ever a rebound, this is something I'd avoid. I don't think I was, my recent ex wasn't over his ex when he got with me (his ex cheated on him), but I didn't know he wasn't over her 'til many months later into the relationship, his actions reflected it. I don't know if he was deceiving me on purpose when he told me he was over her or if he thought he was and hoped he was but realized later that he wasn't- then that wouldn't be his fault, it'd just be unfortunate. I don't consider myself a rebound in that situation 'cause though there were times my ex wasn't over his ex while I dated him, there were signs that he moved on and he didn't treat me like one at all. We were official, we put a lot of effort into the relationship and we were once special. That is all.

haha well i dont know what to say to this b/c i am still grieving.. relationships aren't real anymore and the guys that i usually meet are assholes..it depends on the person how long it takes. 

@Anonymous - To add to serial daters, how can one say that's "love" I don't get it.  I can see why they don't want to dwell on a bad relationship but I think stanlee has some good points about being single for a while after a long term relationship.

Time in relationship = Proper Grieving Period.

After one 4 year relationship that ended REALLY bad I took a two year hiatus from women. I wasnt ready for the first year to even look at a woman and not hate all of them. After that went away it took me another year to find someone. My situation was awful and too long. Generally I say about 2-3 months. 

To me, rebounding is looking for what you feel is missing from your life post-breakup in another person. You have to find whatever is "missing" within yourself, not someone else, before moving on, otherwise the next relationship will be doomed to be a rebound. So however long it takes you to do some quality soul-searching.