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Thankfully to to-date all have been smooth. He might just want to date for a fun for a while—or he might be unsure of what he wants. Hi Evan, Your blog has been really helpful as I find myself in an interesting situation.

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Why Dating During Divorce Is Unwise - I have met his little girl once and while I was introduced as a friend, we immediately bonded well, in fact almost unintentionally too well. He may be telling you that their marriage has been dead for years, that she is evil and psychotic and crazy, that he was ready to move on for years, that they never had sex anymore, blah blah blah.

Evan, Currently, I am using online dating to meet new prospects, though I choose not to date anyone who is going through divorce. Also, it seems that about 40% of the men who state they are divorced are actually still going through the process. Lying from the start just cannot be good. Do you advise your clients to take the date or run as quick as possible? Any advice would be wonderful- thanks in advance for your response! Sara Dear Sara, We all make judgments based on our own experience. You had too much going on during your divorce to possibly consider dating. Therefore, you seem to think all men should feel the same way. I assure you, they do not. But you are correct in proceeding with a sense of caution. Not because he listed himself as divorced but is really separated. I have a client who went out with a man who was separated. The real concern was whether this guy needed time and space after the demise of his marriage. They fell in love. They were well-matched and perfectly adorable together. Two peas in a pod for eight months. Until he freaked out. He thought he was ready for another committed relationship but needed a break before moving ahead. Months of agony ensued. He said he missed her. He said he loved her. He gave a lot to her during their time together, but, when it got right down to it, he really needed to sow his oats for awhile. The relationship might have been dead five years ago, but the paperwork is still pending. Like knowing when to sleep with a guy, this is about intuition, not hard and fast rules. So fourty years later both our spouses cheated on us and here we are. He is now entering the messy divorce zone. I am or thought I was ready to marry this guy but it is so far out of the picture, since he is still not divorced. I got the reality check. I tried dating many times during our break ups, but only had one somewhat serious relationship and that took me 6 years on the roller coaster ride to even get to that. I was happily married for about 4 years prior to that. Circumstances beyond my control changed that relationship and I cheated on my husband before leaving the relationship. I really hurt him and wish I had never ended it that way. I recently started dating a man whom I have known for about 6 years. He and his wife have been physically seperated for 9-10 months and it is a very bitter divorce because it involved infidelity on his part. I could see the marriage falling apart about 2 years ago when he became obviously anxious, depressed, lost alot of weight and just seemed miserable. Having known his wife casually, my take at that time was that she was a high powered executive making all the money and he kind of became a Mr. He has taken the last 9 months to heal and be with his kids. He has admitted his infidelity to her and to everyone else and expressed his remorse and shame many, many times. However, he initiated the divorce as he was miserable. Complicated little situation, but I have been there and done that. However, I have NEVER and would NEVER cheat on someone that I loved and respected and blow a GOOD relationship. It was a cowardly move on my part not to simply walk away, rather than cheat, but it is easier said than done. Perhaps that is why I can relate to and believe in what happened in their marriage. I do not condone infidelity, even though I was guilty of doing it. I would have done ANYTHING to save my last relationship, but it just kept us in limbo for too many years. Basically, here are two lonely people who knew and rspected each other prior to the demise of our relationships. We always liked each other, but were only friends. Am I crazy to even think of continuing this even though it is in an early and casual stage???? I loved my boyfriend and never so much as winked at another man until our first real breakup when I moved out of our home. Our last try lasted almost a year and even though I spent much of it alone, I still did not cheat. I only wanted him. Advice, comments from anyone?? Not being reactive to each others failibgscis important. Acknowledging them snd sharing our lessons is a growing experience snd a bonding experience. Im in a friendship with someone who is going through divorce. We are growing together and learning what we want out of life. If things progress then fantastic and I hope they do. I say give it a go. Be true to yoyr own feelings. After we had dinner she revealed to me that she was separated from her husband but not officially divorced. I gave her the benefit of the doubt until she stood me up for a 2nd date. Some men do this to women also; it goes both ways. We were just waiting for the kids to grow up. Capital gains taxes mean that we have to proceed carefully and, sadly, slowly. I heard a guideline years and years ago. A man should be divorced for 2 years if you are looking to get serious with him. I have met many men who do not fit into this guideline. Are there some that are ready and will not do this? Of course…but in my opinion and experience, those are few and far between. Evan is correct…he does or does not know if he is ready. I figure be upfront. If I find aman who believes he is ready, I suggest moving very slowly…and starting out as friends for a few months. This way emotions are not involved while you evaluate further if an investment of your time and emotions is a goid idea with this man. If he truly is into you, he will be happy to comply. And if after 2 months or 3, he takes off for another relationship, well then you have saved your emotional investment. Keep that in mind. It has helped me stay grounded. This is what I was looking for—advice on how to handle it. I asked him 20 questions about his situation, to which he provided very full answers that were not necessarily what I wanted to hear. So, I immediately gave him my situation, laid down the rules which boil down to this: very slow and simple—no complication. If we actually like each other, the extent of physical contact that I am willing to give him before its final is a hug after meeting him out in public. I have a rule in my head about how often he can see me. The plus side to this I have a great excuse to not be very available to him while I finish grad school over the next year. So, if he wants a commitment, he has nine months after the divorce is final to get his stuff together. In the meantime, I will continue dating other people. I spent about an hour on the phone with such a man from Match, and during that call he said a couple things that raised my suspicion that he could still be married. Sure enough, a bit of sleuthing confirmed that suspicion. I was married for 20 years and had what most people would describe as a mature, amicable divorce. Like many women, I wanted to get the kids raised before calling it quits. Still, there was little animosity, no drama, and I thought it would be a breeze. But when he physically moved out of the house, it was a very different story. A year later we were legally divorced and that was another shock — the finalization. For me, the primary indicator is if he launches into a diatribe on your first or second date or maybe even in a pre-date email! Or she was too controlling, or she took him to the cleaners, or she wrecked his family, OR — and this is a real teller — he never saw it coming. I chalked that one up to nervousness. I’m a 49 year women who’s never been married but has had some significant relationships in my life. Enough to know what I’m looking for in a man and in a relationship. When I met Brian he said he was divorced, but legally he was separated. It’s been my experience that once the women files for divorce she left him for another man , the man considers himself divorced. But that doesn’t mean he’s ready for a relationship. So I fell into the classic “He thinks he’s ready for a relationship but hasn’t figured out he’s not”. We had a marvelous 2 ½ months together before he disappeared into the “I need time to think” mode leading to minimal email contact ending in no email contact. Five months later he reappears stating that he’s slain his personal dragons and wants to try again indicating a long-term relationship. He took full responsibility for his actions. Of course our timing is off when a close family member of his dies before we can have our second 1st date. Suffice it to say we did have our second first date a few weeks later, with total understanding on my part for the time lag. The date went well, although in hind sight, I wished we spent less time making out and more time talking. We ended the date with him saying he’d call about which night to go out the following weekend. I haven’t heard from him since. It’s been about 10 days. I know short time, but perhaps indicative after reading your other postings. Perhaps even now he’s not ready, perhaps he’s still grieving for his recent loss, perhaps he should at least call to say these things. Perhaps I’m asking too much. Even though I thought I had finally met my near perfect match. Surely there’s another one out there. I pray its not over and i no everyone and every relationship is diff.. I felt and so did he that we are perfect for each other. We enjoy each other company so much laugh together enjoy doing things like laundry and grocery shopping and we have so much fun with this. His been away from his wife for nine years and goin thru devorce for almost two years and the end is coming.. I no he needs space i have no problem with this he needs to greave the death of the marriage but now i feel my life with him is ending.. I wish there were a book that would tell me wat to do.. HELP if you can.. Need advice or just encouraging word or just truth…. Put all aside and listen to your gut. And I still slip up every so often. I have been separated for 21 months now…living separate lives in different states. I have filed for divorce months ago. But legal technicalities, like my ex currently being out of the country, has left me in a legal bind, so the divorce continues to be pending. I choose to tell the guys that I date either before or no later than on the 1st date. But the reaction have been mixed. That, IMHO, is a very bad sign. I think it shows that the guy is maybe a little emotionally too desperate and may have some self-esteem issues. What if the girl is an emotional wreck? What if she just filed for divorce like a week ago? Or it could be she has been separated years ago. This is also bad. What YOU think my situation is, could be completely different than what my situation REALLY is. For example, what are you concerned about? That they have one foot in the door? Again, another unformed decision. But, IMHO, he might be missing out on a really great girl who is emotionally available and ready to date again. Find out about their exact situation and make an informed decision and go from there. We both agree on the divorce and have pretty much hammered out a neutral settlement. Here is the name and number of my divorce attorney just in case you want verification. He has a girlfriend 10 years his junior also. He still tells me he loves me and right now we are talking about getting back together. I have always come first. Noone in his family knows about her especially not his mother. Those two things alone should let her know how important she is to him in real life, not just the bedroom. I feel bad for her but my family comes first. The fact that he even brings her around in the same room as you…the ex…oops the wife…shows a lot more disrespect to you than her. What is keeping you together or apart is not a fling but a lack of honesty and transparency. I agree with Evan’s blog. Also, I think because of how men handle grief, that it is much more likely you will find a man who is out there trying to date in order to get over his marriage, not get over his marriage and then date. I made the mistake of dating and falling in love with a man who was separated from his wife. I didn’t like the situation, but he was so convincing that it was truly over. We had many many talks at the beginning where I stated that I was uncomfortable going forward with someone who had so much history with the other person, and he was likely to go back. Well, things moved along until – bam! – 7 months in the relationship – around the holidays – he started backpedaling and now – guess what? He is having “reconciliation” talks with his soon to be ex. When I met him he was moved out, had his own place, had purchased furniture – I stayed over there all the time while we were together. He acted and treated me like a valued girlfriend and partner. He had filed papers a month before meeting me and was in the process of it. However, that doesn’t matter and my heart has been smashed to bits. So, I am saying, everyone is different, but TAKE IT SLOW and keep your other options open. You don’t want to end up like me, heart broken and feeling used. On the other hand, my ex met his current wife 2 months into our separation. She had concerns about it, but it worked for them. I knew that I had to get to that point of being happy and content with no romantic relationship before I could be involved in one. I can;t help but feel somehow I should have googled this at the begining of my so called relationship with a seperated man. I am divorced now and have been for a few years. I nhad been hearing for some time that he was seperated. The ex now stepped back intop the picture and show boated at the funeral leaving me oo back off as i didnt want any drama. We have lived in different states since 2003. The divorce was finally filed in 2009 and we should be divorced by now. I already went through the different phases one usually goes through years ago , have already gone through counseling and although not divorced started casually dating in 2008. Not being able to freely go out in public together or show our affection for each other. Not being able to move in together. My attorney has strongly advised me not to see him until divorce is final which could take years now because my should-be ex had a serious accident and is recovering. He was very loving, attentive and complimentary. Things progressed to where I moved into his house with he and his daughter. Most really do want to sow their oats. I am devastated and feel so used and abused. I was there for him while he went through his divorce, I nurtured him and gave him love, and now I am left alone. I have cut all communication with him and really never want to talk to him again. I am curious how everything played out with you? I would not have found out otherwise. He just stayed happily legally married while dating me, as well as other women on the side. Big difference, to me. Right now I cannot even think about ever getting legally married again. Not ready by any means. Please speak only for yourself! I have dated no one during that time. Separated is not divorced: you are still a spouse even if you act divorced. But I tell you, those final papers are signed and I will be very happy to meet someone special. Every situation is different just like every person is different. Your must evaluate it to get the true answer for you. Separated is still married I met this man out of the blue when he was NOT looking for any women, it was just life throwing us together in a cute situation. We had an awesome 6 months…although I had in the back of mind that I had to be very cautious with him not introducing each other to our kids was a big clue! Very sad, took me awhile to get over, but life does go on. Of course everyone is different, but from real life experience, I think this is pretty accurate. I do think there is a difference…and the people that have been burned understand this. In all of these situations, it is down to the individuals. These will go a long way in protecting you IF YOU ACT on it. When sometjing does not feel right and you cannot reconcile it after reasonable effort and time, walk away. I agree to meet him for a drink and it took us 3 months to finally meet for that first drink. We met and had a nice time and he was holding my hands and even tried to go for that first kiss while we were in the cab as he was droping me off. He was agentleman and he said that he would be out of town for 2 weeks and that he would like for us to get together for dinner when he gets back. I wish that I NEVER went for a drink with him. I called him and asked if his divorce was final and he said with a quirk in his voice that he has a couple of things to work out. He waited 2 months to tell me. I am so hurt. I am walking away. Now he wants just friendship and I will smile at him if we see each other at the gym but all this explains why I always met him at the tennis courts, never spent the night at his home, etc etc. Have I learned a lesson. There are hearts involved, and often little ones — and we need to reset the spiritual example in the world that has lost morals and focused on self gains. Set the example — and fall in love with God! The benefits are amazing, and a promise. Careful of selfish advice served up as wisdom, as it is very attractive advice that leaves us empty. You are strong enough to find a wonderful match that is not married, or to be completely satisfied alone, and with God, leading the way. I believe in you, and so does our Lord! Like many who have commented here, we are in love with each other, we get along great. He is in the process of filing his papers. I want to support him, pray for him, care for him through it but not as a lover. This man does not understand it; though he wants to respect my decision. So thank you for your word of encouragement. If you or another believer sees this, please say a prayer for me, that I would have the strength to walk away — covered by grace. It will not be easy—I had to do that just 3 months ago myself. It took me every ounce of courage I could muster to do so. It has gotten easier to have no contact with this man but it still hurts yes. Divorce has now been filed two weeks after I walked away but not finalized. God clearly told me not to have contact with him until he is divorced. While it is hard I have a peace during this process. I pray for you to have the courage to take that first step. There should be a dating site for givers and takers… So many people lie to take what they can and the honest givers get taken for a ride. Well there are walls up now and the next poor bloke has to give me a copy of his divorce and settlement papers and custody agreement and no sex till in a facebook relationship lol. While I was separated I started dating someone else, who was separated. He moved in with me. I just turned 28, felt free and wanted to go out a enjoy single life. Years later, now at 40, I met a man who is separated from his wife, filed for divorce and swore he was ready to meet someone new and be in a relationship. I was very skeptical, even discussed my past experience with being divorced. Any way, we went on to date each other and even started to fall in love with one another. Then I started to notice a change in him. So, I ended it because I felt like he still had one foot in that door. He pursued and pursued to meet up for lunch and when I finally agreed, I asked him what was going on with his behavior. He replied with how he felt guilty over being happy with me, when he is putting his kids through this turmoil. The guy that I met and fell for could no longer show up. So, I just stopped returning calls and texts. I so wish she could understand the really extreme role she played in the demise of our relationship. He started dating her 2 months into our seperation. In my opinion it clouded his judgement to an extent that he could not focus on the important things at hand, which was to really evaluate what a divorced future would look like for all 4 of us. Our youngest was just over a year then. Well 2 years down the line we are still not divorced. I have agreed to all his terms, but have not received the final document to sign. But seperated is not divorced and even though it is a legal technicality, we can not do anything without each other because we are married in community of property. The two of them are still together and happy it seems. I would not know, because he never talks to me. Not even about our kids. So I hope that you would consider the implacations you make on a separation when you start dating a separated person. He said she was crazy, became a lesbian and they were friends. He told me time and time again how much he loved me, begged for my patience, etc. That was a low point for me. That night was our official break-up yet he called me many times after. His wife Was rude And in denial. He is now going through divorce proceedings, I have given him his space and started dating other people because I dont want him to think I am just gonna sit and wait around for him to make up his mind on whether he wants to be with me or not. We have been dating for 7 months and we have had awesome times, however most recently he left me to go take his stuff from her house to a storage and his inlaws showed up to pray over him and his wife. This caused him to become distant and tell me he loves me, but he is confused. I am not a homewrecker and I didnt know he still has feelings for her, just has alot of animosity toward her for using him to raise her sons for several years and once her son graduated admitted he was her second choice. I felt sorry for him, but he obviously saw something in her or he wouldnt have been with her for 9 yrs. Anyway, long story short he claims its been over for about 2 years and yet I feel like Im in a yoyo relationship. So, I am giving him space and I am investing my time in men that are available and will make me the center of my world. It hurts to let go, but its what is best for both of us. Especially me because I have a big heart and I am ready to be loved and give my all to a man that feels the same. I wish everyone the best and I hope you change your mind about dating a married or separated man because the heartache and tears arent worth it! Again thank you ladies, I want to where have you all been all my life…but I now know I have to be patient and allow my soul to heal. I even think being 43 is late to be dumped and to try to get back into the game, hence this is what may have also fueled my urgency. By reading here what you gals have written with your true feeling due to the nature and anonymity of this forum, it felt good to her from your perspective. I wish you all the best in your search… Brad View More Comments: 1.