I have no problem with people dating when separated. For my situation I don't think it will work because I would bring a lot of baggage into a new one right now. I want to say I read some article before that said a good guideline is to wait 2 months to date for every year you were together. It capped at like 7-10 years. That's a big generalization but it just further made me think and realized Im not ready. Plus just from a personal stance, I don't think it would be right until we are divorced.
I think that's wise and prudent. I just mentioned in another thread that I started dating about a year after S. I thought I was ready, but months later I realized I started in too soon. I brought too much baggage and confusion into the dating, and it was clouding my judgment of WHO I was dating too. I think for me a large part of it was I was already past 50 and thinking I didn't have a lot of time left to try and start a new R. I felt a sense of urgency. But rushing back into dating is most definitely not the path back to happiness. Find happiness and inner peace first, THEN date
