{"id":5126,"date":"2018-03-29T18:33:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T18:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2018-03-29T18:34:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T18:34:36","slug":"thought-ready-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/2018\/03\/thought-ready-date.html","title":{"rendered":"I Thought I Was Ready to Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

With impending freedom, a girl can’t help but think maybe it’s time for a date.<\/p>\n

After all, I have a friend who is two years out of her divorce who actually looks younger and more beautiful. I must admit I\u00a0find a fascination with it. More time has passed yet more beauty surfaces. It certainly makes this chick hopeful.<\/p>\n

Joy is the great anti-ager.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And who doesn’t want to look younger?<\/em><\/p>\n

I certainly do!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I honestly can’t believe it’s taken me this long to warm up to the idea.<\/p>\n

My divorce journey was just too chaotic and unpredictable and my children were my greatest focus. They definitely did not experience the typical end of a marriage.<\/p>\n

I decide there’s no better day to test the waters than after my hair appointment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because duh! I can’t make my hair look this great.<\/p>\n

I slip comfortably into the role of the brunette opportunist.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, kinda. I tell my friend I will meet her for dinner.<\/em><\/p>\n

I am opening up to this whole new phase since June is just around the matchmaker corner.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We chat with a few people we know and meet someone we don’t.<\/p>\n

It turns out this handsome and nice divorcing guy grew up in Pennsylvania. <\/em><\/p>\n

Wow, I went to school in Pennsylvania! This leads me to question what town? What a coincidence! Scranton, the exact same town I spent four years in. Funny, in all the years I left those former coal mining hills this is just the third person I have met who was actually from<\/em> there. I mention I went to Marywood University and lo and behold he attended the University of Scranton. What another coincidence, the exact same school my husband attended.<\/p>\n

Now I am filled with some trepidation but the question begs to be asked…<\/p>\n

“Really,” I say. “What year did you graduate?”<\/em><\/p>\n

I don’t know why I asked.<\/p>\n

I certainly sensed what was coming.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow! Yet another coincidence the actual year my husband graduated.<\/p>\n

By this time, I am at the door.<\/p>\n

“What are you doing? Why are you leaving?” exclaims my girlfriend. “I want you to talk to that really cute divorcing guy!”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Well,” I said. “God either has a ridiculously funny sense of humor or he’s saying danger Will Robinson.”<\/em><\/p>\n

I mean it’s not like I went to a major university in a major town.<\/p>\n

Good story though, right?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I mean, really?<\/p>\n

What are the chances??!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems it’s not yet time for me to truly take advantage of a good hair day.<\/p>\n

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