Someone 8 months out of a 14-year marriage feels a pull towards company. That pull is indistinguishable from the pull towards a partner, and acting on it early tends to reproduce the marriage that ended. Loneliness and readiness produce the same urge and require opposite responses. The signals that separate them are known, and none of them involve how much time has passed.
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Divorces aren’t the easiest thing to go through. In fact, they’re regularly cited as one of the most stressful life events you can go through. And some divorces can stretch longer than anticipated and last for years. And this isn’t always due to a single major disagreement but delays that build up along the way.
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A little while ago, I casually announced something that felt anything but casual to me: I’m officially dating again.
Cue dramatic music. 😅
