How Long Til You Move On?

Contributor: TheSlyFox TheSlyFox
I wouldn't limit myself, but i don't think i would actively look, either.
10/27/2011
Contributor: RonLee RonLee
Quote:
Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
I met someone the other day that set a time limit on herself. Basically, this girl dated a guy for 6 years. They were high school sweet hearts and broke up a few months ago. When I told her I knew a guy I thought would be perfect for her, she turned ... more
Sounds like that girl has been listening to some pop psychologists who makes that kind of fucked up recommendation. Life is way too short to wait somebody else's proscribed period of time before doing what one wants.
10/29/2011
Contributor: LavenderSkies LavenderSkies
Quote:
Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
I met someone the other day that set a time limit on herself. Basically, this girl dated a guy for 6 years. They were high school sweet hearts and broke up a few months ago. When I told her I knew a guy I thought would be perfect for her, she turned ... more
No time limit.
10/30/2011
Contributor: null null
I have never set a limit, but I think I might in the future. I have been in steady relationships for 4 straight years now, and I'm only 20. :/
10/30/2011
Contributor: T&A1987 T&A1987
sometimes you need time to recover, to rediscover yourself as a person and not as a couple.
11/07/2011
Contributor: Tessa Taboo Tessa Taboo
You only live once! Why wait?
11/07/2011
Contributor: PussyPurr PussyPurr
It's up to each person. Personally, I am in the middle of the worst breakup of my life right now (we still love each other), but I'd like to focus on myself, my happiness, and working through therapy to figure out why I have never had a good romantic relationship and how to change that in the future. I don't need to worry about getting into another relationship for awhile, because I'm worried that until I work on these issues, I'll fall right back into another bad one. Dating (possibly, casual only) or sex are still on the agenda though...
11/07/2011
Contributor: mistressg mistressg
I think there should be an "Other" option. I don't think I would set myself a specific date or time frame ("one year", one month, etc). It just doesn't seem like something you can set a date to, you never know what will happen. I also think it depends on the relationship. I was with one person for several years, and though I did not think I was ready or interested in another relationship in the months after, I WAS interested in sex. The person that I hooked up with after that, I ended up in a relationship with! You never can tell with these things, you never know what will happen.
11/07/2011
Contributor: mistressg mistressg
Quote:
Originally posted by RonLee
Sounds like that girl has been listening to some pop psychologists who makes that kind of fucked up recommendation. Life is way too short to wait somebody else's proscribed period of time before doing what one wants.
A prescribed period of time. Yes! that is what I really find fault with in this.
11/07/2011
Contributor: sweetcaroline sweetcaroline
I started dating immediately after a huge break up with my first love-
and I don't regret it.
Of course, everyone is different.
If she's for some reason holding out fir this ex of hers, then there's a problem. But if she's just giving herself time to get to know who she really is, then that is perfectly healthy, in fact, most women I know would encourage it. If they dated in high school through the present, she should certainly give herself some time to figure out who she is as a person.
11/09/2011
Contributor: sweetcaroline sweetcaroline
When we're with someone for so long and from such a young age, we subconsciously change/hold ourselves back/grow in different ways from other women who did not/have not had that constant influence on us.
11/09/2011
Contributor: Apirka Apirka
After a breakup, I'm not actively out looking for someone new, but I wouldn't turn down a date or set a time limit.
01/29/2012
Contributor: Swish Swish
I think some extra time can be good, if you jump in to fast and are still hurt by the last guy, then you can merge him into the next person your dating, so you have to be careful
01/31/2012
Contributor: Zombirella Zombirella
I crave that closeness you get with having a partner. After I got out of a joke of a 4yr relationship that went on far longer than it should have I put myself back out there after a few days. Though I was'nt happy with my ex it still hurts and is scary to me to be single again after so long. I met a few losers going out with my friends that just wanted to try to get in my pants but I met my fiance 3 months later through a friend on myspace and found out he only lived 5mins away from me! I was weary to trust and fall for someone but I'm a hopeless romantic so I took the risk. But everyone is cdifferent and we deal with breakups differently. I love love and the bond, affection and sexual closeness so was'nt going to let this one slip by when we hit it off the first might we met in person.
01/31/2012
Contributor: Lizzy Lizzy
Lifes to short. Few months max
01/31/2012
Contributor: leelee leelee
I'd never set a limit on myself.
01/31/2012
Contributor: freda freda
i agree
01/31/2012
Contributor: Harpina is gone Harpina is gone
I've never been single for more than a month or two. After a breakup, I don't sit around and mope, I got out and live it up!
03/13/2012
Contributor: ViVix ViVix
Quote:
Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
I met someone the other day that set a time limit on herself. Basically, this girl dated a guy for 6 years. They were high school sweet hearts and broke up a few months ago. When I told her I knew a guy I thought would be perfect for her, she turned ... more
I don't set limits. What if I missed out on something great just because someone was too scared to set me up based on my limit?
06/03/2012
Contributor: SadoMas SadoMas
wait until im fully ready
07/29/2012
Contributor: hem hem
It depends much more on how I'm feeling than the amount of time. Some break ups take a while to recover from, and some don't take as long.
10/14/2012
Contributor: Stinkytofu10 Stinkytofu10
Quote:
Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
I met someone the other day that set a time limit on herself. Basically, this girl dated a guy for 6 years. They were high school sweet hearts and broke up a few months ago. When I told her I knew a guy I thought would be perfect for her, she turned ... more
I would never limit myself
10/25/2012
Contributor: RememberMe RememberMe
Quote:
Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
I met someone the other day that set a time limit on herself. Basically, this girl dated a guy for 6 years. They were high school sweet hearts and broke up a few months ago. When I told her I knew a guy I thought would be perfect for her, she turned ... more
Sometimes it takes me years...
11/06/2012
Contributor: RememberMe RememberMe
Quote:
Originally posted by - Kira -
I dated a guy for about a year that I thought I was in love with. He was emotionally abuse, cheated on me, and broke my heart. When we broke up I dated someone new a few months after even though I really wasn't over him. I figured the best way to ... more
Thanks for the tip.
11/06/2012