My therapist has encouraged me to date as well...I'm not sure what dating means. But for me it doesn't mean getting involved beyond a friendship.
I don't want to make you feel guilty in any way. But I think your thinking is a lot like what my H and other WAS were thinking when they first started their As. We're just friends, we're just going for coffee or lunch, and then at a certain point, it was more than friends....I don't think my H and the married OW he's in an A with, both with kids, really planned it either. I mean I think that kind of stuff is playing with fire. If that's what you want, then go ahead and date, but don't just kid yourself you're just going to be friends. I think we've all heard that way too many times around here. Karen