I haven't gone on any dates yet. I just don't feel right even asking until the D is done and even though I've been out a lot with a lot of different people I never really felt a spark with anyone other than church_31.
So some of it may be I haven't found someone yet.
Last year, around Thanksgiving, I went to watch a folk band play with three other ladies. One of them wanted to see the Michael Jackson movie and the other two didn't.
So I went to the movie and it felt very, very strange being there with someone other than STBXW. It also was a very enjoyable movie. We joked about the 80s and every other thing.
There was no "date night" tension I'd felt for years the few times STBXW and I were out together without the kids.
I'm looking forward to the rush again I guess. IMO it would be easier to date someone without kids and never married. You wouldn't have as much scheduling and divorce drama to deal with. But someone who has been divorced and knows the pain hopefully will have gone through the same improvement steps we are trying here.
There's no perfect answer for me.
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