The Problem Of Dating After Divorce - 1522 Words

One of the toughest things to deal with after a divorce is the anxiety of having to start the dating game all over again. This anxiety is often made much worse by the confusion that seem to set in when one is also clueless about what the correct timeline is for dating after divorce. Many divorced people don t know when it is right to start dating again simply because they are also unaware of the fact that more than one type of dating option is available to them. The good news, I’ve come to realize, is that most times, the gnawing anxiety and confusion that seem to follow the notion of getting back into the dating game after a divorce, can be effectively eliminated simply by knowing what the correct dating timeline is and where on it you†¦show more content†¦Dating Yourself Alone Yes, you can and should absolutely date only yourself at least for a while after a divorce! And, believe me, this is about the finest and most productive type of dates any one can have while or after going through the complex trauma of divorce, as you will discover shortly. It will help you do some very fundamental and fun stuff that you can t do otherwise. And, as it turns out, you can actually start dating yourself the night after your divorce without apology. It s perfectly OK and acceptable to do so. The whole idea of dating boils down to these two things - to know and to impress. So, dating yourself simply means getting to knowing and impressing yourself better. Someone may say Heck! I have to impress myself? I think I already know who I am? Yes, of course you do. But the truth is: there s always something new to know about yourself, particularly after a divorce; and there are always tons of better ways to impress yourself like never before. Two amazing things about taking the time to date yourself with all sense of commitment are; first, you ll get to know yourself the way you ve never done before. Secondly, if all goes well while you date yourself, and it should (like is normally expected with other kinds of dates), you will learn to love yourself in a profoundly very unique way. This alone will give your future relationship a firm and almost indestructible foundation because those