How long should you wait after breaking up to start dating?
I recently broke up with my girlfriend after we dated for almost a year. Honestly, I had moved on more than a month before we broke up. We always fought and were never truly happy. It has been about 2 weeks and I was just wondering if it’s too soon to start dating again. She still isn’t over me and it could easily be many months before she is…
BabeHart
12 Apr, 2010
.There is no “should”. It’s up to the individual. If the relationship was over emotionally before the couple actually broke up, then dating very soon after might be fine. You don’t have to pretend to grieve if you aren’t grieving…just make sure you’re emotionally ready to move on, and not looking for a rebound.
Momperson
12 Apr, 2010
Most people go through a grieving process when they go through a breakup, very much like when someone dies. It doesn’t sound to me like you were very invested in your previous relationship and the way your question is worded, I think you are already wanting to date. Maybe you have your eye on someone already? It is not up to you to take care of your ex girlfriend’s feelings. If you truly do not feel any grief over the broken relationship then I see nothing preventing you from beginning to date now. If you find yourself missing her and thinking about her though, you should hold off. It will get in the way of any new relationships chances of forming without baggage.
xo-paradisebaby
12 Apr, 2010
You can’t just slap a time period on it and wait for it to come and then be free. You should wait until you’re completely over the person to date someone new. Because it isn’t fair to either of you if you “rebound”. Although, if shes not over you, you might want to wait a little while, like a month or so, just to help her move on a little bit so it doesn’t hurt her so much.