I think I still do want W back, but I'm not even sure why I should anymore.
this is why you aren't ready to date and you're not trolling hard enough on match.com.
i've been reading your posts and it's pretty obvious that even though your words say "i'm done .. i want to start dating and move on." .. are you really done?
to be honest, the sample note has a 'hopeful' undertone. i won't critique the note because how to revise the note depends on how you really feel about your m and w.
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I really have to find some decent women to talk to, even if it is just talk. It seems that all the women I meet these days are already married or attached.
what do you expect to get out of talking to someone? you're thinking .. you're going to find a more interesting person, right? more interesting than who? your wife? is that it? you're trying to see if there's someone out there better than your wife? does it matter if she's better? what if she's different? is that bad?
because you are still 'hopeful', your intention to talk to other women will only lead you to comparing them to your wife .. with you saying .. my wife is better. she's smarter. she has a cuter laugh .. ugh, she doesn't crinkle her nose like that when she smiles, it's so unattractive. my wife laughed at that joke and she didn't. my wife is also anti-republican .. not like miss republican here.
is that fair to the other person?
that's why i questioned you before. you want to date so your wife will come back to you? so you want to use another woman to get your wife back? unless the other person is aware of this, i don't recommend it.