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Why dating feels impossible after divorce

I have not been on a date in three years because every time I try to imagine bringing someone home I think about my teenage son judging me or feeling like I am betraying his father.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The parent's romantic life has become hostage to their child's potential emotional reactions and their own guilt about moving forward.

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