My Three Rules For Dating Again After 25 Years Of Marriage

When my marriage ended but we were still living together, my ex moved on so quickly that after only a couple of months he was moving in with his new girlfriend. I know because she came to our house to help him pack his things. And that was it, he was all ready for the new relationship. He just wanted to wait before dating after divorce. So, when is the right time to start dating after divorce?

Do you fight fire with fire?

5 Things My Marriage Taught Me About Dating After Divorce but vulnerability is what allows us to form lasting connections to one another.

Divorce for women over 50 gets a bad rap. We have this cultural conditioning where we tend to see a divorced woman left with nothing. She has nowhere to turn and having no clue what to do with the rest of her life. Read More. I noticed something recently that I want to talk to you about. Why do I still feel terrible after my divorce? When I was a young married person, I would sometimes find myself in the company of an older married couple who had been together for a very long time.

It was impossible not to notice that they would frequently disagree… Read More. Being ticked off. The persistent rage that will not leave you, especially if you were married for decades and now your life is disrupted… Read More. The case of spouse abandonment plagues our world. In the common case, you think your decades-long marriage is fine, you even plan your retirement together — and then POOF!

For months, even years, I knew that my marriage was crumbling. Yet, I lied to myself, telling myself a million things that would somehow justify the reasons why I should stay in the marriage.