YOU KNOW THAT REVELATORY MOMENT when you’re finally over your ex long enough to start focusing on what’s next—instead of dwelling on how you wasted all of that precious time waiting for a deeper level of commitment that you never got, despite the promises? And then one day, after both the relationship and the break-up are final and your life is beginning to feel blissfully calm, you entertain the idea of getting back out in the dating game.
Starting fresh is not for the faint of heart, but I’m here to remind you that you’re not alone—and that with new beginnings can also come new rules to live by, and to date by. Regardless of whether you’re getting