My Harvey died 9 days ago
I miss him terribly
he left behind his partner Lilly, they were ridiculously in love and she grieved for a week but has now come back to her normal cheery self luckily. I spent this weekend just gone calling around and visiting rescues to find a suitable boy for Lilly to be paired with, so I've gone for even sooner! Although I won't be able to get the boy straight away as we need to find a suitable time for the rescue to bond Lilly and her prospective mate.
For me I desperately wanted Lilly to have a friend, she's doing fine on her own now and to any outsider they'd think she was enjoying life to its best, but I saw her with a Harvey, I saw the difference it made having a friend, someone to cuddle whenever I was out and someone to reassure her when there were loud noises or something "scary", they followed each other a lot and played together, Lilly is definitely struggling to play now she has no one to play with whenever she wants to. In my opinion rabbits are meant to have other rabbit company, they are social creatures who need company, human company is great to lots of them but it's not quite the same as you don't speak their language and do weird human behaviours that they don't understand! I'd really recommend getting two, not only is it best for them, but it's also amazing to see bunny love as an owner! I had Harvey by himself at first and the change for the better in him after I got Lilly was amazing! He still remained soppy and friendly and cuddly with me too of course!
If you really think you can only get one, and you'll be able to give them lots and lots of attention, then there are some rabbits who have rabbit-to-rabbit aggression or specific disabilities or illnesses which make them unsuitable to be paired with other rabbits. These do come up in rescues, but I don't know how often! You'd have to ask around rescues to find one, but I think it'd be much nicer to have a single rabbit who has to be single rather than a single rabbit who is being denied company of it's own species
Regarding it being too soon for you, I'm getting a bunny very soon partly for Lilly's sake, but also for my sake. For me it feels weird having such a quiet living room with only one bunny, looking into getting a new rabbit has allowed me to focus on something rather than just the sadness, also I know Harvey was lovely and it is honouring him to allow a rabbit in need of a home into his home. I have however struggled emotionally a bit with it, but overall I know that me finding a bunny friend for Lilly this fast is best for me
I hope you can work out what is best for you, sorry you lost your bunny
I know how horribly painful that is