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Asking for a friend: ‘I’ve just had a break-up after four years and don’t like being single. Are my friends right that it’s too soon to start dating?’
Q: I recently broke up with my partner of almost four years, and while it wasn’t a difficult break-up, I feel a bit worried about getting back out there in the dating pool. Some of my friends told me to wait a while, but I don’t really like being single. I have usually been in monogamous relationships for most of my adult life, and I like to be coupled up . I don’t get why they are judging me as it’s my life and my relationships. I’m not planning to get back into a relationship straight away, but I do want to not leave it too long. I hate being by myself and want to share life with someone, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I’ve had a whole mixture of relationships, and some have been amazing, but the ones that weren’t great didn’t go on for too long. It’s annoyed me that my friends have said this, but it has made me think a little more about what they could mean. I don’t know how to ask them as we don’t really talk about this kind of stuff, so how do I start this chat with them?
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