I have been separated for just a little longer than you and I understand.
Make sure you are not dating someone just to fill a void. If you dating to avoid an empty house, then you are not looking for companionship, you are looking for a relationship. In companionship, you still go home to an empty house, if sex is involved that just makes things more complicated and you are then in a relationship.
Enjoy your time alone. No one to gripe at you for doing this or not doing that. Work on you.
Fill the void with friends and family.
Just my 2 cents.
M:35 W:33 M: 5 yrs. Daughter: 2 yr .7/11/10 D Final: 8/7/12