babydoll_ said:
this is a generalisation, but why is it that guys can forget and move on from a relationship so easily?
they can just bury whatever emotions they had/have and just forget about it.
why can't girls do that too?
Often girls need time to let their emotions re-adjust.
I think it has alot to do with who is the dumper and who is the dumpee. However even if you are the dumper if it's been a serious relationship it takes time to readjust to not having that person play such a major role in your life. Even if you 'stay friends' its either awkward or at least they aren't in your life as much. Sometimes you know something a relationship is ending but you hold on to it because of the good times you shared or how you feel about a person. I believe that girl's do give away their hearts alot more (generalisation I know, but Im full of them) and so even if they break it off because the relationship was hurting them, etc they still have a love which will only fade with time. Plus if you are the one being dumped it is sometimes a shock and so you were not prepared and you definitely will find it hard to overcome your emotions.
However I know heaps of girls however who are on the prowl straight after a relationship ended, even if they were the one dumped.
I think so much of it has to do with who was being dumped/how attached they were but the majority is personality type. Some people just bounce back.