[Scottwax]

You know what helped me through my divorce? The fact I was so much better off without my ex. The 100 pound weight gain (no kidding) was bad enough but the bounced checks, out of control spending, habitual lying and getting fired from 4 jobs for "mis-handling of company funds" were even worse. One of my brothers had it worse, his wife was a cheating 'ho and gave him a couple STDs, along with putting the money for his quarterly taxes into her own account and getting him in trouble with the IRS. On the other hand, my other brother has a great wife and my sister's husband treats her like a queen so it isn't all bad. Plus my parents will be married 50 years in the year 2010.

I was glad to split from my ex, but we also had the issue of kids to deal with and that wasn't so easy even though I got custody and she moved out of state. Hard to be without my kids all summer and later when they moved to their mom's house in Kentucky (neither wanted to go to high school here after 1 year at the junior high) it was even rougher not seeing them for 10 months. It was nice having them work for me in the summer though.

I wouldn't look to getting into a serious relationship right away. Just go out with your friends and have fun. You meet someone, great. If not, don't worry. Right now, just concentrate on having a good time without a significant other. You won't make someone else happy in the future if you can't be happy on your own.