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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a mutual friend who told me that their male friend lost his wife over the summer and they think we would be a good match? I feel like it’s way too soon for him. It hasn’t even been a year that his wife has been gone? Thoughts?  I mean, I’m happy to do dinner or catch a movie or go sightseeing if he just needs a companion, but I feel like it’s way too early for him to start dating.[/quote]

Men are not women. And within those men who aren't women is a wide variety of people. For some men (people), if he had a good marriage, or had a marriage where he was catered to, he might not like being alone. And he'll jump right back into a relationship because he is scared of being alone. Or because he is lonely. Or because he just doesn't know how to sit with himself.

His timeline is HIS TIMELINE. Not yours.[/quote]

If we were close with the deceased and about the surviving kids, we are going to have an opinion about it.  It's too much to ask young kids to process the grief over losing their mother and their feelings about their dad dating at the same time.  The family needs time to grieve.  It is reckless as a parent of young children to start dating soon after your children lose their mother.  They need all of you.  [/quote]

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