7 Signs You’re Ready to Date Again After a Breakup

You feel happy with yourself

As we said before, there isn’t a specific amount of time to wait before starting a new relationship again, so you should wait as long as you need it. You don’t have to feel insecure and sad all the time, so try to focus more on the positive things that are happening in your life right now. This way, you will learn to enjoy your life more and happiness will take place again in your life.

“A significant other can make us feel better about ourselves temporarily, but it usually is not enough to sustain it in a healthy relationship,” said a licensed professional counselor, Tammer Malaty, MS, LPC. “It is usually once we break out of the honeymoon phase of a relationship that our insecurities begin to flare up. My advice is to work on those insecurities while single because they are likely to pop up in your next relationship. Being aware of those insecurities can help a person cope with them when they arise.”

You should talk more with your loved ones or ask a therapist for help. “Therapy is a great place to learn about yourself and to figure out why it is that you do the things you do,” Malaty says.