Ok, I am not dating per se, but I did meet a new man and am talking to him. We became friends on Facebook and we've been texting. I am very wary and feeling very cautious. He's joining me on Christmas night to go see a band. He's picking me up and is driving me home. We have not discussed dating or what we are doing at all. We're just casually talking.

A large part of me wants to run away. After the very few brief dating encounters I've had after my divorce, I don't even know how interested I am in a relationship. I feel damaged. I feel wary. I don't want to ruin anything that I've built back up. Maybe I'm really just not ready.