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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Dating sabbatical
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I have multiple friends, male and female, who have recently taken dating sabbaticals — spending anywhere from six months to a year not dating. A couple of them did end up, er, fudging their timeline near the end because they met someone fabulous, but all of them took a significant time off from dating to reflect upon themselves.
While I have never intentionally taken time off from dating, I can look back and see that sometimes the periods of the most self-growth occurred while I was single. Right now, for example, I’ve gotten my finances in order and am buying a house! I’ve simply had the time to focus on things like this.
I could chalk it up to coincidence, but honestly I know that when I’m not seriously dating someone I pay more attention to my own needs instead of spending time on someone else.
Have you ever taken a specified amount of time off from your dating life? What was your reasoning? How did you find it helped or hindered you later in your dating experiences? If someone you knew was thinking about taking a dating sabbatical, what advice or wisdom would you give them?
Has anyone ever run into the, “I would be interested in you, but I’m taking some time off right now” speech? Were you willing to wait for the person? Or did you move along your merry way?
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