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In short my ex-wife had falsely accused me of the ‘R’ word and mental abuse a few of years back to gain a DV concession. Ultimately I successfully fought to get shared 50/50 parenting for my 2 year old son last year. This was also when my ex withdrew her allegations in the court as she had no leg to stand on (the Police had previously closed the investigation due to lack if evidence). This took a toll on my mental health and I was the one who felt mentally abused. I’m weary of trusting people, especially if I were to ever get into a relationship. In the back of my mind I would like to get back into a relationship, but how do I do this especially with my issues with trust? How do you ‘get over it’?
hi,
i also have trust issues after marriage ended. i think bigger problem will be, is how will your ex react if she hears you getting into a new relationship. she could start acting up and cause issues with seeing kids. but that should not stop you from finding a new partner. depends if you are mentally ready for a new relationship.
Thanks Bill. She recently got married herself, but hasn’t told me about her new husband. I heard about it from somebody else. I wouldn’t trust her at all. She’ll probably do the same with him. I suppose I’m trying to fill an emotional hole that is widening over time.
What's your social life like in general? If that's pretty quiet, then I would find some way of getting out and mixing with people so that you get the confidence back that there are a lot of good people out there, and then you will be in a much better place to start dating.
Thanks.
As you can probably tell from my forum name my social life is almost non-existant. It will be difficult.
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