I was the rebound once.

I got the whole "I need time to get over this guy" thing too, and the guy was pretty much a douche for no reason. She still obviously cared for him though.

I got tired of waiting, and after some intimate moments I asked her out. I was turned down, saying she didn't want to get in a relationship rgiht now. Then she got together with a random guy like 3 weeks after I asked her out. -_-