Why You Should Wait To Start Dating Again As A Newly Divorced Single Mum
A divorce is tough on all those involved, tough on both parents and tough on the children. It can be worse if they are young children because young children are going to find the whole thing a lot harder to understand. But it’s also tough on you as the newly divorced single mother. There are going to be a lot of things running through your mind at this point and the adjustment to being divorced and single is going to be particularly tough. You are eventually going to reach the point where you want to start dating again, and meeting new people. However, don’t expect this to happen straight away. The problem is that during the initial stages of being a newly divorced now single mother you are probably going to be harbouring a lot of baggage, you are going to be feeling very self-conscious. This is a big change to go through and you are also a mother so this is something that is going to be running through your mind regularly. The way to do this is to ease back into dating again because not only has your dating status now changed, so has your social life. Ease back into being single again rather than rushing back into it. Go out with your friends once per week. Try new activities. Explore new hobbies and interests. Remember what it's like to be single and independent again. Only once you get to this point should you even be considering dating again because when you jump into it too early it’s going to be obvious that your mind is not in the right place. Move past the baggage and accept the negative experience of your divorce first and then you will be in the right place to start dating again. Just give it time first and let it gradually happen because you will eventually know when it feels right to start dating again.