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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

A fixture in one's life

Hi,

1.He would be a permanent fixture in their lives.
What does 'fixture in their lives' mean?

2.Jane's mother warned that no one in the picture had had enough time to process what was going on. Jane assured her mother it was not a rebound.
What does 'process' and 'rebound' mean here?

Thank you.
  

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If someone is a permanent fixture in your life, they are always there. Not literally there every minute, but will be there reliably. No one had had enough time to emotionally sort out what has happened, to emotionally adjust to the changes that have taken place.

— BarbaraPA

  • If someone is a permanent fixture in your life, they are always there.
  • Not literally there every minute, but will be there reliably.
  • No one had had enough time to emotionally sort out what has happened, to emotionally adjust to the changes that have taken place.
  • A rebound relationship is a relationship that takes place immediately after another one ends.
  • Usually the person who is rebounding is feeling very emotionally vulnerable and jumps into a relationship before being truly ready.
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If someone is a permanent fixture in your life, they are always there. Not literally there every minute, but will be there reliably.

No one had had enough time to emotionally sort out what has happened, to emotionally adjust to the changes that have taken place.

A rebound relationship is a relationship that takes place immediately after another one ends. Usually the person who is
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Thank you very much for your explanation, GG.
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