Getting friendly on the rebound

Last night, I was watching this show called "The Game" where one of the female leads recently learned her boyfriend was cheating on her.

Long story short, she moved out of the apartment she shared with her boyfriend and in with a close male friend. During a moment where she's hurting and talking, a friendly kiss turns into a heated romp.

Prior to having sex, the friend was offering to assist her financially with transportation and a living location. However, after hooking up, she decides she cannot accept his help because he wants more and she doesn't want him to be "the rebound guy."

Now, I don't know too many women who have male friends that would provide them with all expenses paid shelter and transportation, but I do know a few who have had a vulnerable moment with a guy friend after a relationship malfunctioned.

It's not a difficult situation to find yourself in. Most women I know select nice guys to be their male friends. Appealing qualities in a male friend are that you can trust them and they will protect you. After someone has broken your heart, you want to feel safe and be around someone you can trust. You also want to feel loved.

However, while you get that moment of security, you set yourself up for a time of awkwardness. It may have been a release, but now you have to concern yourself with the future of your friendship and how the other person feels about what happened. On top of all that, you're still reeling from a recent relationship ending. Hopefully, you won't have to deal with two relationships ending if the other person decides they have deeper feelings for you than you have for them.

What do you think of rebounding with a friend? Have you ever been in that situation and how did it turn out for you?