Am I really starting over after a divorce?

No, and the framing does real damage. You are starting informed. You have watched communication break down and know what the early signs look like. You have felt the difference between attraction and compatibility from the inside. You know which values you will not compromise on because you have already paid for compromising on them. That is knowledge a first-time dater simply does not have, and it makes your search shorter rather than longer.

How do I know when I am ready to date again?

A workable test is whether you can describe what went wrong without the story running you, and whether you want a relationship rather than relief from being alone. Neither requires you to be finished processing the divorce, only far enough along that a new person is not being asked to do the processing for you. There is no correct interval. Someone ready at eight months is not doing better than someone ready at three years.

Should I mention the divorce on my dating profile?

Mention it, do not explain it. The fact is context a match is entitled to and will find out anyway, so hiding it starts things off oddly. The full account is a conversation you have later, with someone who has earned it, not an opening statement. On a no-photo app the question tends to arrive naturally in conversation instead of being something you announce to strangers, which is usually the easier order.

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