Sometimes I think I'm ready for someone!

@raydene (9871)
United States
August 6, 2008 5:42pm CST
Hello Friends I am thinking I want to start spending time with someone of the opposite gender but I am scared to high heaven...How could I judge ... I mean I am terrified.... Help Folks..got any answers? xooxxoxoxo
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@babykeka80 (2084)
• United States
6 Aug 08
I am going to guess by your fear that you either lost your loved one or had a really rough relationship in the past? I am not sure of your past so it is hard for me to help you in anyway. What exactly scares you? All I can really recommend is take things slowly and really get to know the person.
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@rocker21 (2716)
• India
7 Aug 08
You must go around the person and not agree to his terms so sooner. I think you had a bad experience in the past!
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@weemam (13372)
7 Aug 08
I always say go with your gut feeling no matter what the situation , I think you will know when there is a spark there sis , Just remember the men who chatted you up and your son noticed and you didn't :) :) xx
@GardenGerty (160978)
• United States
7 Aug 08
Let your animals help you judge, no kidding. The first time Bob came to visit my sister's cat, the one we could not pet. The one that would hide if you made eye contact, THAT cat crawled all over him and purred. She loved him. I knew he could not be so bad, based on that verdict.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
12 Aug 08
the best time is when you feel you don't need, getting into a relationship based on need is not healthy or getting into a relationship on the rebound, generally does not work out, too much excess baggage is floating around. You can't forget one person by going into the arms of another, it would not be fair to you or you new man. the fact that you are scared shows you are really not ready yet. you don't have to rush, it will happen in time.
@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
7 Aug 08
It has been a year since me and my hubby separated. We almost divorced. We tried dating for awhile to get to know each other again. We have talked. We have talked about what it would take for us to reconcile. We have both been in counselling with our own counselors. At this point, I am not sure if we will stay together or not. But at least we have taken some time to try. Like you, I am wondering what it will be like if I were to start dating or socializing with someone of the opposite gender. I do like to go dancing. It would be nice to have a dance partner. I like to play pool. It would be nice to be able to play a game with someone familiar. I do like to go to concerts and it would be nice to go to an event with someone. Then afterwards, discuss the performance over a hot cup of coffee. But how do I meet someone? After all of these years, I have forgotten how to feel comfortable meeting new people and developing a friendship with them. I suppose I could take the same approach in person that I do online. I have many friends who will introduce me to new online people. I suppose I could have a friend or two introduce me to some people they think might be a good socializing person for me to hang out with. The rest is up to me. I will have to interview them and decide if they are someone that meets my needs. I will have to ask questions. You will have to ask questions to see if you can find the person(s) you are looking for.
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• Canada
7 Aug 08
The best I can tell you is not to look too hard. My hsuband and I found eachother on a witing group, when neither of us was interested in finding another partner. He had just come out of a messy diorce, and I hadn't even thought o dating ye. We started off as friends, discoerd we had a lot in common, and then we fell in love and go married. We ae going to get married again on Satuday. I have our wedding rings that we are going to use for the second ceremony in my wallet. I just picked them up from the jewellery store today.
@Vladilyich1 (1454)
• Canada
7 Aug 08
I'm the LAST friend you've got that should give advice on that! I've now been married 4 times. This time is for good, but the lady I married is much younger than I. I would go with my heart, regardless.
• China
7 Aug 08
Trust me.We'll never be ready for that person with whom we will spend all our lives.We can't foresee our future and what kind of person we're gonna meet.But if you don't fear love,then neither do you fear that person.Sometimes love makes us seem weaker than usual for there are a lot of problems to solve in love.Yet that doesn't mean we have no right to enjoy love.It's the very person who really lift us up when we counldn't reach.We won't hesitate to be ready to sacrifice anything just for the love of him/her.So there's nothing to scare.When you think you've got an authentic love,you've been ready for it.