I would have said what they said, but since they pretty much have that nailed, I'll say that I suppose it really just depends on your expectations. If you can see yourself getting along well with someone and then turning clingy or desperate for fear of going back to the awful place to came from, then that's kind of what these gaiz are saying about things ending disastrously. If you aren't afraid, honestly there's something that can help take you out of depression just in saying you're fine enough to get into a healthy relationship. That can be kind of life-affirming and a positive step. ... But you are making a statement of your health--and really I'd actually encourage you to make it--but you're not using a relationship to shield you from your own issues. It's all about your thought process. Go in thinking a relationship will in any way save you and ... just don't put yourself through that. On the other hand, it can make things a little easier too if you're feeling opportunistic, self-responsible, and ok if it doesn't work out that it was worthwhile anyway. You be the judge.