I feel silly asking this questions, but how does one know when it is the right time to close the door to seeing other people and date one person exclusively? I grew up very religiously, dated one person and married young. At 35, I separated from my husband and entered the dating scene again.
It has been fun and stressful for me all at once. I have many choices, and I am just struggling with when to cut off my options of seeing different people. I am currently seeing a wonderful man: our personalities mesh well, our beliefs, our education, our outlook on life. He is a nice balance in my life, and we have been dating about 6 months. It has gone beyond a casual relationship, and though we have not discussed exclusivity nor even defined our relationship (aka girlfriend,boyfriend), I feel that in essence that is where we are.
The problem is that I am still curious about other men, and I met someone the other day who expressed great interest in me. I am curious … his background is very interesting. He is smart and good-looking. I want to go out and talk to him, but I will feel guilty if I do so because there is a definite physical attraction, and so where then do I draw the line? Or don’t I? I missed out on the dating life as a young person. I want to live life and enjoy and not deny myself opportunities, but I also don’t want to hurt myself or another person. What should I do?
Thank you for any and all responses….
