Some people use sex as a coping mechanism. Some join either the
French or Spanish Foreign Legion, the
Peace Corps,
Médecins Sans Frontières (
Doctors Without Borders), or some such organization. There are also the lucky ones who chose the latter because it was more meaningful and got the former in the bargain.
And then there are the
really lucky ones who opted to do the latter to give direction to their lives after a failed relationship and wound up getting rebound sex as a prelude to a new and better relationship. If you ask me, that's the best way to rebound. Anyone who has that happen to them should be thanking God every day of their lives because it's like spending an endless summer in Jamaica or whichever vacation spot they prefer.
Ne croyez-vous pas, mon cher Signora?