Dating after heartbreak anybody else find it dauting and scary?

[MizEdSheeran]

It's now been 2 and a half years since I split with my STBXH, it was absolutely horrendous and It has taken me till now to dip my toe back into the dating game.

Think cheating when pregnant, patched things up then a year later it started to happen again but I left before their relationship got physical. I'm in my early thirties and we were together For 13 years. I realised afterwards that he was very emotional abusive, when I left I felt like I've been sucked dry in eveything and couldn't remember the last time I felt happy.

Atm with dating it's very early days,been speaking and texting. We are going to be meeting very soon. I know I'm overthinking IT all but I'm trying to look at the bigger picture. I'm very well over my ex, it's the scars from the heartbreak that get to me. I never want to ever feel like that ever again.

I want to share my life with someone, it be lovely to have someone there for me to enjoy life.

Sorry for such a windgey post, I would love to hear any words of wisdom and getting back into it all storys.

[Saraswati]

Following as I want to hear positives too! Husband left me at 30 weeks pregnant, has been a bastard since, dd now 4 weeks old and he's disappeared. Been texting someone new, date booked for 2 weeks time, he knows about dd and situation, seems nice and everything but I'm terrified of starting again. Was with ex from age 21-29 so I barely know who I am anymore or how to date these days!! Positive stories very welcome!!