As you all know, I want a new boy bunny so bad.  I am still not able to get a bunny yet.  My back is getting a bit better with physical therapy but the nerve sensations are still there.  I don't know what the future holds or when/if I'm going back to work.  I also might have to move in with my mom.

But I got to thinking the other night.  Lolli seems perfectly happy being with just me.  She was such a passive, bottom of the totem pole bunny with Eddie.  Eddie really did bully her.  lol  He would chase her out of the living room if I was paying attention to her.  He would chase her out of the litterbox as soon as she got in there.  He'd chase her away from the water bottle as soon as she tried to get a drink.  He was just a little dominanting tyrant to her.  She got back by refusing his grooming requests all the time.  LOL   You can tell she enjoys her single "no one to boss me around" status.

My dilemma is, if I'm not able to go back to work, should I get a new bunny even though Lolli is fine?   I would be getting one just because *I* want one.  

If I go back to work, there is no option in getting a new bunny.  Lolli's not a demonstrative bunny but I get the feeling that she doesn't really like me leaving her.  So I will have to get a new bunny shortly after returning to work. 

I guess I am just trying to justify getting a new bunny sometime.  LOL   Before Christmas, I was wanting one because Lolli needed a friend.  And now I'm realizing that she's perfectly fine on her own, so I can't use her as an excuse.    But I also don't want to put Lolli through the stress of bonding again if she's fine.  ARRGGGG.  Yes I am driving myself batty.  I know it's a moot point cause I'm STILL not ready to get one yet, but Lolli being fine on her own really just occurred to me this week.  Or I finally accepted it. 

Sigh.  I guess I just needed to write my thoughts out to sort them. 

well perhaps you can take your bun to a local shelter and have some playdates first and see how that goes?  Unfortunately we dont have rabbits in any local here, so I would not have had that option, but, perhaps you do?

Sigh. I guess I just needed to write my thoughts out to sort them.

I can relate. I did this also and I think it helped.

This is a recurring thing for you since Eddie passed. I find I let things go round and round in my head driving me crazy when I just need to stop thinking. "When it's right it will happen" is something I try to remember and this might be useful for you also.  Or....you might be really sick of hearing that!

I'm the same in that "future" rabbits would be for me really unless I was looking for a friend for one of mine who'd lost a mate. I just love them.
You sound like you might be in a good position to be a temporary fosterer - or even a bunny sitter.
Not sure how fostering programs work financially and whether you get full coverage of costs. It could be a good way for you to see what the impact of having another rabbit around might be like. Whether Lolli adjusts or not.