Easing transition into singleness

[castufari]

Not sure where this goes, but it's close to health.

I'm very newly single after an 11 year marriage. I used to love her, towards the end I hated her. Now I love her as the mother of my child but that's it.

We're still sharing the house, I have my room and she has hers. We are now roomies, our daughter isn't onto what's going on and I'm not sure how to tell her.

Anyway, there are times, like tonight, when I feel f*** all lonely. I have an admirer who I've started to hang with but I'm going very slow because (a) I don't want her to be a boomerang and (b) I don't want to hurt myself. I can handle having a date when I want it that has no strings attached.

If the gym was open I'd go work out.

[TrainingGirl]

Sorry to hear Are there reasons you are staying together in the house? Not sure how old your daughter is, but sometimes they know more than you think. Sometimes I think they feel tension more than we do. Maybe it's too soon to start seeing other people? Can you just go somewhere to hang out with friends when you are feeling a bit lonely?

[castufari]

Staying together because she isn't working and there is no way she could afford the house on her own. I'm not in the mood to move at the moment, I have way too much crap on my plate.

My admirer had a party last night, I went and helped her host it. Lots of friends were there and it took my mind off of her and my crappy mood. I met some new people, had a great time and didn't eat too much (ok, I did drink 1.5 bottles of Chianti, but that is another story). I like this group, they're all younger than me (mid 30s, I'm 42 or so) and they enjoy having me around.

Time to hit the mat for a bit and get some exercise time in.