So you have no control over anything...I like that. You are admitting that you need to grow. Time to start working on yourself. So what are you doing for yourself?
Don't worry about the dating thing. Your WH is pushing it because it makes him feel less guilty. Then when he gets a sniff of it, he will flip out. I to was pushed and one evening that I went out with a female friend (not a date) my wife flipped out.