These questions can only be answered by you. Everyone of us have different things that are most important to us in a relationship. To me it’s most important to get to know someone before there is any chance of a relationship. That old saying “you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover” comes to mind. The longer we work on ourselves, the more we learn about what is most important. The more time that passes, we learn what we truly want out of a relationship.
When I was younger I based my relationships on looks. That was 20+ years ago and now I see nothing but failure in that thinking. What I see on the outside is never going to be as important as what is on the inside of any person.
The only relationship advice I would ever give someone is to take plenty of time and think things through.
You seem to be in a good place. Keep doing what’s best for you and your girls, that’s what’s truly important.
Take care!
Me 44 W 38 M 18 D 18 D 13 Bomb 10/21/2010 Divorced 7/19/2011 Just getting to the 7th inning!