Went to a meetup.com for people somewhere in the process of divorce.. People with kids have it a lot worse... The meetup seems like a good concept..Probably need happier meetups moving forward. Starting over will be interesting..
Been there. It takes a while to feel like you've got it figured out again.
Yeah, some people suggested taking a month for every year we were together after the divorce. Just got my name back on the 12th. I lost a lot of weight, got a new wardrobe, a new hairdresser, and pretty much keep the skincare industry in business. I thought I'd be running around the parking lot saying,"Hey you- get into my car." But I think I need to find myself first before I find someone else.
@UrsiMajor I don't know how long you were together. It was 19 years when we split and I got the kids. Having the kids did make it harder so it may have prolonged regaining my balance. It was 3 years before i felt i was totally on top of it. I was dating at the end of the first year but I didn't have it all together. I have several friends who took that long as well and they didn't have kids. My divorce was a long time ago. You made me laugh with your skin care industry remark. You're doing and saying all the right things so you'll be fine!
Meet-ups are a good way to meet local people, but it really all depends on the type of group and the activity. I wouldn't give it up, try something else.
Definitely. I joined a bunch. Doesn't look like anyone put a cap on meetups you can join!
When you are in the process of divorce you need to went and that becomes a bit boring and exhausting for the other people around.
Yeah, my next is a child-free meetup... Then there are just general going out meetups. I'm terrible at meeting new people without alcohol since I quit.
That sounds difficult.
Well, compared to what I was hearing, I had the smoothest divorce in history.. People had spouses that kidnapped their kids and went to the Czech Republic... People were spending tens of thousands on legal fees and I was complaining about a few hundred over standard retainer. It was a wake-up call, really. The leader asked us what we wanted to focus on personally and my reply was,"Moving forward." She liked my response a lot.