2:30 pmToday has been a much better day than yesterday. I still don't feel the best, I am having sinus congestion caused by allergies, but I think a big part of me getting sick also has to do with stress. Every since I really found out that my stbx is in a committed relationship with someone, I have been ill. Both physically and emotionally. For me, being emotionally unstable takes a toll on my physical health.Anyway, I have met someone that I feel I have really connected with. He is also divorced, since January. And he has 3 kids. He is an awesome person of what I know so far and somehow, I feel that there is a strong spiritual connection between us. But I am so scared to really move on. I am not sure that I want to move on. I want to heal from this divorce, but do I really want to be in another relationship, that could fail just like the last one I was in? When this man seems to be everything that I have ever wanted in a man, why is it so hard to let my heart care about him? I can tell that he cares about me and I am afraid of this really going somewhere.  Can someone tell me how to do this? How am I to still love my stbx and love a new man? How can I be with another man and not compare him to my stbx? How can I start fresh with someone and not let the bad things from my last relationship influence the new things that could be good? I need some guidance.

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I think we learn as we go along. Kind of like parenting, you use your intuition and whats best given the situation. A relationhip after a divorce is normally a trail one. If it is a rebound it is normally not going to last. But if it is # 2 or 3 it has a chance. I think the learning as you go process includes learning to love someone new while you are having the relationship. You have to have a relationship to learn to love again. Thats the only way to grow and have sucess in future relationships. You have to try them. But the risk of getting hurt is always there. You said it best..... If you don;t risk, you won;t gain. Also, Guard your heart. You know what to do :) Love is worth the risk~!