Jmstl's thread-Part 3

[Jmstl]

I definitely did not consider it nor do nor do I now consider it a date. This is a person who is in a very very similar situation as myself that I met through a mutual friend and we decided to go out and socialize and talk about our current situation and what we're doing to move Beyond when I move on and our life. What I mean by respecting boundaries is that she didn't fry when I didn't offer up certain information she didn't invade my personal space she didn't flirt with me she didn't try and touch me we just had good conversation and we talked about what was going on in our life and respect to codependency I can understand why some of you might get that impression but I do not feel that I'm codependent on anyone I've also made new male friends that I've spent time talking to

I'm definitely not ready to date in any form and I'm definitely not ready to form emotional attachments to new people but I do not see the harm and making new friends and spending time with them especially when I have explicitly stated that I have no intention of being physical or emotional with anyone that I'm still working and wanting to save my relationship with my wife and that right now all I want is a dinner companion and someone to talk with