The finalization is just that, finality. The immensity of the change in your life plan is now real and unalterable. Gives one pause, at the very least.

This is why I always tell people who are separated that they really ought not date because when that piece of paper comes, everyone, and I mean everyone, has an emotional response which needs to be processed.

Give yourself time to figure out who YOU are now. Date yourself first. Doesn't mean you can't date others, but also date yourself. Single you is worth getting to know.

M 20+ T25+
S ~15.5 (BD)
BD 4/6/15
D 12/23/16

"Someone I loved once gave me
A box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand,
That this too, was a gift."
~ Mary Oliver