stlavin95

I guess, but it's not that healthy imo and not fair to the other person.

BlondieLeigh

It is healthy to move on, and you have to remember that the book signing was like, a year after they broke up, so they definitely didn't just jump right into new relationships.

stlavin95

But they were still holding onto the hope that they would get back together in that year, so me it's unhealthy to rebound when your first choice isn't available, especially since it was clear throughout both relationships that they hadn't moved on.

BlondieLeigh

Rebounding it actually healthy. It's what people do to protect themselves. And sometimes rebounds stop being rebounds. It happened a year after they broke up and when they had both, as far as they were concerned, been shown that there was no hope.

stlavin95

It's unhealthy not because they did it, but why they did since they pretty much dated/stayed Julian/Lindsay because it made them feel not as alone.

BlondieLeigh

I would say Peyton stayed with Julian because she believed she was in love with him. She said it herself. The chances are Brooke is right and she wasn't, but she believed she was, so it's perfectly normal and not unhealthy at all for her to stay with him. And Lucas did love Lindsey, imo. Not in the way he should, but he did, and he probably would have been happy with her for quite a while had Peyton never come back. Moving on is healthy, and as far as they were both concerned, it was over, there was no hope, no going back. That hope didn't return until Peyton decided to return, imo.

stlavin95

I get that she thought she was in love with him, but she was also trying to convince herself of that because it made her feel less lonely & it's the same with Luke when it came to Lindsay. It's why they why they weren't that upset over losing Julian/Lindsay and were more upset about losing their hiding spots. Moving on is healthy, but not when it's rebounding with the first person you interact with when you realise your not meant to be with someone.

BlondieLeigh

Seeing as it was a year later before anything happened with either of them, it's not really a rebound. They moved on, it's healthy, it also didn't stick. It would only be unhealthy is either of them were aware at that point that they were using them for security, which they weren't, they believed they had genuine feelings, which is very healthy. It only became unhealthy when Peyton returned and they became aware, and that's only on Lucas' part because Peyton wasn't with Julian at that point, so her relationship with him was never unhealthy. It's perfectly normal, and healthy, to hold onto a part of your past while moving on. In fact, it would be less healthy not to.

stlavin95

It's an rebound because they were holding on to the hope that they were would get back together for a year and when that didn't happen settled for the next best thing. I do think they were aware of what they were doing since when Julian/Lindsay called them out on it, they never really denied it. Just because they thought they had genuine feelings for them doesn't make it healthy.

BlondieLeigh

It is healthy. Nothing about moving on is unhealthy regardless if how you may feel about other people. And a year after a break up just isn't a rebound, if anything still having hope that long after a break up is unhealthy.

stlavin95

I can't really call it moving on when they settled for Julian/Lindsay and both relationships fell apart because LP would never stop loving each other.

BlondieLeigh

I don't really think they were initially settling, though, not until Peyton returned to Tree Hill. Lucas loved Lindsey, he wasn't settling for her, not until Peyton came back and brought back all those repressed feelings that made him realise he loved her more. Peyton was happy with Julian, and she is allowed to be happy without Lucas, even if that is with someone else. If anything, that time with Julian kept her sane, and the fact that she had a friendship with his father highlights how serious her relationship with Julian was. It is possible to still feel something for an ex and move on into another healthy relationship at the same time because you know the ex is in the past. Julian wasn't some fling, her relationship with him was serious. Sure it would be easier from a shipping perspective if it wasn't, but that's just not the case.

stlavin95

They definitely settling with them considering both relationships would have never occured had Luke known Peyton was at the booksigning. I also think that they both knew that their feelings weren't in the past either, it was just easier to act they weren't there with them both living on the other sides of the country. LP definitely did love Julian and Lindsay, but they were also hiding in both relationships because it made they feel less lonely.

BlondieLeigh

We don't know that though. Lucas knowing she was there might not have changed anything. The issues they broke up over were still issues then. It could have just delayed those relationships. You're not really hiding in a relationship with someone you love until you are confronted with the fact that you love someone else more. Julian forced Peyton to confront that fact when he broke up with her, Lucas didn't confront it until Peyton came back. Neither relationship was unhealthy because of that. People are unaware of repressed feelings most of the time, they think they are gone.

stlavin95

Considering Luke's reaction to finding out Peyton was at the book signing, I think's it's pretty clear imo that he only dated Lindsay because he thought Peyton didn't care about them anymore. Not saying that LP would started dating right now, but they could have definitely work on those issues for a while before they started again. I don't think their feelings were repressed either, since both parties were clearly still pining for the other but it's just easier to hid that you still love your ex when they aren't around.