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Ready & Willing: How to Know You’re Open to Love
When a relationship ends, you need a little time to heal. But how can you tell when you’ve truly healed and are ready to start dating again?
When one relationship ends, many of us do one of two things: we either swear we’ll never love again, or we get right back out there to look for new love. Neither one is healthy, but it can be difficult to figure out just when you should start dating again.
It’s not impossible, though. There are a few signs you can look for that will let you know you’re ready to open yourself up to love again.
While these signs are not all or nothing, the more of them you can check off, the better chance you’ll have of finding a happy love story that lasts.
You’ve spent some real time alone
I once went six and a half years between the end of one relationship and the beginning of another. During that period, I didn’t go on a single date. I spent all that time getting to know myself, dating myself, learning to love myself, and being happy being single.
