Why a guy always rebounds with a Fifty-Cent Hooker.

I reached out to my readers today in the hopes that someone would help me come up with a good topic of conversation, and low and behold, a disgruntled ex-girlfriend offered up a valid question: Why is it that a guy is so quick to rebound with the first girl he meets? Let's assess.

As an ex-girlfriend myself, I'm very quick to judge the kinds of "rebounds" my exes go for, and no matter what, it always sparks internal conflict. If the new girl is a knockout, we become insecure with our own looks. If the girl is a butter face, we start questioning what our guy once thought about us. Generally, though, the sooner our exes rebound, the less attractive the girls are. Why? Think about it. When you rush to get something done, your finished product is generally sloppy. You did not put in enough time and effort to create the best results. The more work we put into something, the greater the reward. A pretty girl is like a reward. An ugly one, is a consequence.

Guys rebound quickly for a few reasons. One, they're competitive. The faster they have somebody new, the better they feel about themselves. They've filled the void that used to be you. This happens whether you dumped him, or he kicked you to the curb. A guy wonders how you're stacking up compared to him, and the unspoken competition oftentimes drives him to settle for the first girl that walks his way. If you dumped him, he's upset, and well, needs some consoling. The kind of consoling a guy is used to... is much different than the kind of loving we look for, ladies. That being said, his standards lower a few notches more.

The Verdict: We will never like the new girl, whether she's top dollar or a fifty-cent hooker. 

But, as human beings, are we ever really content with our replacements?