Guess I'll introduce myself...

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2004
Guess I'll introduce myself...
5
Thu, 11-18-2004 - 9:06am

I'm currently separated with a 2 yr old. Been separated for almost 1.5 yrs now. I get along great with my STBX. He's a great dad. I haven't even considered the dating scene yet & honestly hated it when I was single before. So I've been lurking mostly but thought I'd go ahead & jump in. We'll start the divorce process in I hope Feb. We've been working on some of the issues of money & for awhile we even went to a counselor to see if we could work it out.

Lori

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-30-2003
Thu, 11-18-2004 - 10:10am

Hi Lori,

Welcome to the Board. Don't worry about dating just yet. I've heard this advice over and over again. Give yourself a full year after your divorce is final to start dating. I didn't take that advice and I dated someone while I was legally separated. It didn't work out. I really didn't feel like my old self again until a year after the divorce was final. I was separated for over 2 yrs.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-02-2003
Thu, 11-18-2004 - 1:24pm
Hi Lori and welcome. =)
Avatar for cl_beckty
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 11-18-2004 - 3:06pm

Welcome Lori! (another one! ;)


Looking forward to hearing more about you and your 2 yo. You sound like things are going great. I don't blame you on the dating thing. Some women LOVE it and some of us... well, it's just HARD!

Becky

Becky

 

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-25-2004
Thu, 11-18-2004 - 8:12pm
Welcome to our board!! I am sorry for you for your separation/end of marriage. It is good to see you and we look forward to hear more about you. I hope everything will go smooth for you.
Avatar for cl_tcranky1
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 11-19-2004 - 6:11pm

Hi Lori and welcome to the board!

I am glad you decided to pop on in! ;) Sorry that you are now dealing with a divorce, I know divorce is never a fun thing. I hope you will allow the people on this board to be a support system for you! Even if you're not ready to date right now, we would love to have you participate. We are all different here. Some are remarried, some living together, some dating, some not. You'll fit right in!

Hugs
Tara