My friends are divided between those that believe you should
jump right back into the dating pool after a divorce and those that feel you
should wait until the kids are a little older. Personally, I’m somewhere in
between.
Actually, the idea of dating sounds exhausting. Sure it was
fun when I was in my twenties, but now there are some days that I’m just happy
I can get myself to work (without too many wrinkles in my clothes) and get my
kid to school on time. I rush home, get dinner, clean up, worry about bills and
I have just enough energy to crawl into bed and get ready to do it all over
again. The idea of getting dressed up and going out on a real date sounds
almost impossible.
Of course, I’m getting ahead of myself. Dating would mean
that I would first meet a guy. The last time I dated was many, many, many years
ago. It was a lot easier to meet a single guy then. Now the only guys I see are
the ones I work with (a definite no-no) and the guys that work in the grocery
store or at the fast food places where I grab dinner when I can’t deal with
cooking.
If only I could go through the drive-through and order a
nice guy to date as easily as I order a burger. “Hi, I’d like a terrific guy to
go please. And I’d like a side of ‘good sense of humor’ with that.” “Oh yes, I
would like to supersize that to a real relationship.” If that was on the McDonald’s
menu, they’d sell plenty of those Happy Meals. I know I’d be first in line to
order.
Laura C. Browne is a corporate trainer and author. Her
books, 'Raise Rules for Women: How To Make
More Money At Work' and 'Why Can’t You
Communicate Like Me? How Smart Women Get Results At Work' are now available
in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com.
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