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Originally Posted by SomethingShiney
It depends
How long was your relationship "over" before it officially "ended"?
If you met someone who was perfect, how would you feel if you passed them up because you adhered to an arbitrary rule?
I was in a 30 year marriage tha was over 15 years before it ended. I met the perfect person a few months after I separated. I would have regretted not following my heart. Life is too short.
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This.
I had an 8 month relationship and was over it rather quickly. It was 3 months before I started seeing someone new. However the ex was still not over it and started crying to me because I was already dating someone and he was still pining for me. I actually felt guilty for awhile about it, I admit, and almost let it destroy what I was trying to build with the new person.
Thank God I finally came to my senses and realized I can't let my past ruin my future. He needed to get over things on his own time, and that's not my problem. However I did have to cut him off completely as a result, instead of trying to be friends.
There is no hard and fast timing to getting over someone and when you should start dating after a breakup. Every relationship is different and every person is different. Only you can know when you're ready to start dating again, but whatever you do, don't let how an ex feels about the breakup determine that time factor.
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