Should you date a newly divorced man?

Answer 1

There is nothing written in stone that an individual has to date a divorced man, but once a woman get's into her early to late 30's what is left, but a divorced man or a widower. There are few single guys out there at that age and the few that are have remained single for a good reason.

Dating a divorced man can be complicated if there are young children to contend with. His ex wife generally has partial custody so that means he will have to see her to a point to pick up the children and if you date a divorced man you should try to get along with his children. Some men have been very hurt by a divorce and as the old saying goes 'once burned, twice shy' so this is something else that will be risky if you date a divorced man. However, if you meet someone that is divorced don't shy away as you could be missing out on a nice guy.

Answer 2

There is no reason not to date a divorced man if you are not a minor. Many 'nice' people are divorced. I was divorced from my first husband and eventually started dating my second husband who had never been married before and was almost four years younger than myself. We have been married 36 years. There are a lot of lonely divorced people out there and they don't have a horn in the middle of their forehead. Take the relationship slow with the divorced man as he could be still hurting from the divorce, or there may be no problems at all and he's happy he got a divorce (like I was.) Also by going slow you can see signs if it was his fault for the divorce and if he was abusive, self centered, ego maniacal or was cheating on his wife. If they have children this could complicate things, but, in time, this too can be over come should you both fall in love and want to marry.

Answer 3

No because chances are that the man will need some time to recover.