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After a divorce, is a women more likely to want to have another long-term relationship or would she rather have more short term ones?
Depending on the situation, the woman might just want "me" time for awhile.
After such a life altering change, regardless of what the cause might be, it's a great opportunity to focus on one's self.
I agree that it depends on the woman. I was married 15 years, he was an alcoholic and I wanted to leave long before I did, so when I finally did I was ready to date right away. I tried casual dating and hated it. Wasn't for me. I now look for people who want something long term. Not necessarily marriage again but long lasting and monogamous. My sister on the other hand had her heart broken by her ex and she wasn't ready to date for years afterwards. But she eventually met her soul mate and got married again so totally dependent on the person and situation.
It was several years before I wanted to date again, and my divorce was pretty amiable, just totally out of the blue. After that it was a couple of years of FWBs before anything longer term.
I'm widowed 1 year... not quite the same but I've been looking for a long-term relationship. I might've found a strong candidate but I'm not as excited as I thought I'd be... actually it's kinda feeling like a drag. Somehow he skipped the wine and dine phase and moved right into "dropping by" when I'm in sweatpants. Too comfortable. Too soon. Too much like feeling married. Maybe I just need fun right now...
I'm widowed 1 year... not quite the same but I've been looking for a long-term relationship. I might've found a strong candidate but I'm not as excited as I thought I'd be... actually it's kinda feeling like a drag. Somehow he skipped the wine and dine phase and moved right into "dropping by" when I'm in sweatpants. Too comfortable. Too soon. Too much like feeling married. Maybe I just need fun right now...
He should know better to not just drop by. You guys aren't anything, so you always need to announce when you're coming over. That would freak me out too and I'm a male. Men and women that come on that strong tend to suck all the life out of the room for me. There's nothing wrong with having fun either. Best thing about fun is that the expectations aren't as strict, so you can really just enjoy each other's company.
I want something monogamous and long term, but also need time to get to know my partner before jumping into anything too extreme. I've dated quite a bit, but until now, hadn't found someone who fit, who wants the long term but will be careful about sudden leaps into deep entanglements. Depends on the person. In the beginning stages of my divorce, I didn't think I'd ever date again, but I came around after a few months.
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