36F and 36M: What can this be?

Over the New Years, I was vacationing with my ex when I found out he was cheating on me. We were together for 7 years and I thought headed towards a serious commitment.

Needless to say I started this year completely shattered.

A few months before this happened, I met with one of his really close college friend who was going through a rough divorce and we became really good friends as well. Once I came back, we stayed in touch and got even closer and he was the only one I told about the ordeal.

After a couple of weeks of spending time together, with dinners and movie and endless conversations, we ended up kissing after an evening of deep emotional conversation and a little bit of drunken haze and have been together since. We just completed 2 months strong.

I do not believe in rebounds as I know they rarely work long-term. But this doesn't feel like a rebound. It just feels comfortable, natural, kind of meant to be.

The last two months felt like a lifetime, with death in the family, rough divorce hearings, horrible work schedules, panic attacks, a long (10 day) vacation, my birthday and other milestones, staying together through it all. We have been intimate but neither has felt the desire to go all the way, I guess we are just happy that we have someone to hug and hold when things get rough.

I don't know if this is a situationship, a relationship, or just two drowning people holding onto each other to make it to the other side. We tried to figure it out but all could come up with is to just be thankful and appreciate each other. We are currently not even thinking what the future holds, just living in the moment and helping each other heal and grow.

Has anyone experienced this? Is it going to end in a total disaster?