I think you should do what you feel is right for you. happened to me recently, I was on vodka most of the time. but its just a temporary escape. for me, hooking up after a breakup doesn't hurt. but let me tell you its time that actually heals you.

I doubt it'll ease the pain. U might even feel worse after

Since when has anonymous sex been possible?
If you want to complicate your life more, go ahead and have hook-ups.
The person you are using though is a person, even if they are throwing themselves at you. There will be emotions involved.
Emotionally healthy people do not use other people for their own needs, they deal with their emotions, grow and when they are ready, move on into another relationship.
Make your choice with respect and avoid escapism is my advice.

That's true that it's rarely uncomplicated and you're likely to get involved with women that are emotionally damaged as well and if this isn't the sort of thing that you usually do your life can become very complicated quickly by these "casual hookups".

However, if you're trying to get over an ex a fling or series of flings can help you to get over her. In my case I wouldn't exactly say that I was just looking for casual sex but I dated a few women that weren't really steady girlfriend material. With the first one I did kind of keep comparing her to my ex and there was a lot of drama and I felt heartbroken after it didn't work out. It was just a fling though, so I was pretty much over it when I met the next one and I wasn't even thinking about my ex when I was seeing her at all. Things got really complicated with that one and even though I was trying to just take it for what it was and enjoy it while it lasted if it wasn't going to work out, I did get emotionally involved and that was difficult to get over as well.

I suppose that I should say that it's not necessarily that easy to cope with drama from your lovers and other things that you could be putting your energies into that people on here like to recommend that you do after a breakup at the same time. Then you're arguably getting involved with people that are bad for you because you're not working on your "self improvement".

Booty call women have the habit of expecting men to drop everything when they call and they'll not always just be calling to give you the good news that they feel horny. I'm just saying that it can be like that and if you're not the sort of person that usually sleeps around anyway you probably won't find it easy to stay emotionally detached and if you go out initially just looking for anybody that will shag you, you can get more than you bargained for. If you're a relationship sort of guy and not a player you're likely to get played and let women walk all over you.

Yep casual meaningless sex always makes everything better.. ok it doesn't actually make everything better.. what it does do is make you feel desirable again.. confirms that you still have all the right stuff.. but it does not fix your broken heart.. it's just a pleasant distraction from the pain... at the end of all the intense sweaty mind blowing sex.. you are still left to Deal with the real issues.. because if you don't fix you deal with your heartache all the intense awesome but meaningless sex in the world... Is not going to resolve your issue... but then again nothing wrong with a little baggage right lol

Had me all the way til the last 11 words

I have seen some do this and usually they end up in more of a mess than not and usually for the reasons right here.

Do what you have to do knowing eventually you are going to have to deal with the issues. Hopefully you dont' hurt to many other in the process

I get what you are saying about wanting to be seen as desirable again. The end can leave you feeling hit by a train and when a helicopter throws a rope, it does boost your battle weary ego.

I don't see how having sex will help you get over the breakup? Yeah, you might feel desirable again and relieve some stress and anxiety or whatever, but when it's done, you're still broken up. When you think about that person it still hurts until you're over them. You still miss them. There's no one way to get over a break up. Some people get drunk, or high, or go out and party to show the world "they've still got it" or some people curl up in a ball and cry their eyes out (that's me) until the hurt lessens and eventually leaves. If you want to get laid, go for it, but don't think you're going to automatically get over your ex just because you took a roll in the hay. It doesn't work like that. I wish it did....

In both my divorces, I had sex with someone else, within a week of deciding to get a divorce. I don't consider having sex with someone casual or meaningless. It just happened that in each case, I knew a woman that was dealing with the same situation I was in. Which was still legally married but the spouse had or was in the process of moving out of the house. And it was nice being with someone that you could seek comfort with, and good or bad, that comfort/closeness turned physical. And I'm not going to lie, but both times turned out to be great sex, and also wasn't a one time thing. It also made me want to call the ex, and tell them f..k y.u, there are woman, that do desire to be physical with me.

I had my heart broken a year go. I got the same advise. 1yr down the line am still depressed about the breakup. So my advise is, let it work itself out.

wow.
admits that is not over her ex, the breakup
already seeks dude.

who the hell would volunteer for such a relationship?