Dating after a divorce comes with a lot of big questions: Above all, how can you ensure you won’t make the same mistake again?
“Teaching people to trust themselves again is crucial. One way to solidify their shaky confidence is to validate their emotional intelligence and show them where they demonstrated good skills or made good choices. You want to help singles define what a healthy relationship looks like”
Leah wasn’t sure what to expect when her oldest daughter Chedva started shidduchim since she knew that girls could sometimes be in the parshah for years. Much to her surprise everything went quickly. “The dating the engagement — even the wedding felt so rushed ” Leah recalls. “I don’t think my daughter really took the time to consider whether this was right for her.”
Unfortunately the young couple soon realized they were incompatible. Chedva’s ex-husband remarried almost immediately but it took almost five years before Chedva remarried. The second time around she wasn’t taking any chances so her entire dating experience was slower and more thought out.
Navigating the world of shidduchim can be difficult for anyone but it comes with a host of new challenges for divorced men and women.
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