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| Has it been long enough?
Is it time to start dating again? |  |
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One of the tougher question that we face after we have put our lives back on track
is the subject of dating. Everyone reaches this decision in their own time
frame: Don't let anyone push you into it before you are ready! Many people decide
never to date again -- sometimes it seems that would be so much easier! There
seem to be a few common problems involved when it becomes time to consider dating
again:
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| Involving Your Children
in Your Dating: | |
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kids are confused enough about what is going on at this point in their lives.
The last thing that they need to deal with is new people coming in and out of
their lives. Unless you know for certain that this person is going to be around
for a while, do your entertaining on your own time! Sometimes kids will develop
greater bonds to your newest date than you will. | |
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| Jumping into Serious
Dating: | |
| It seems to be a common
misconception that we can not live without a man (or woman) in our lives. It is
hard to go through the tough times feeling alone, but I really don't think that
it is the best time to start a relationship. First you have to show yourself,
and no one else, that you can indeed make it on your own. Close up the old relationship,
and deal with the problems that were involved with it. Learn a little more about
yourself, by yourself! It's not healthy to start a new relationship without "ending"
the old one. As said before, only you know when you are ready! |
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| Locking Yourself off
From the World: | |
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O.K., let's admit it. We've been hurt in the past and we refuse to be
hurt again. So to be safe, so many of us simply cut ourselves off from the entire
dating world. Yes, maybe it's easier. Yes, it's safer and you won't be hurt. Before
you make this decision remember that the kids won't be home forever. It may be
safer alone, but it can be a lonely way to spend the rest of your life. |
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| Getting back into the
dating scene is a tough decision. Don't allow outside pressures force you in before
you are ready. Don't attach yourself to the first person who offers themselves
to you just because you are lonely! Think carefully before you involve your children,
it may do them more harm than good! | |
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| O.K. So you've made
the decision to start to date. | |
| What are the qualities
that a single parent should look for in someone they are deciding to date? Check
out the list that
Dr. Lois has compiled--it's a must read! | |
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