1. Taking a break
Dating can sometimes be an emotionally-taxing affair. Whether the relationship is casual or serious, you end up investing your emotions, time and finances. It’s a wise move to take a break from dating when you want to clear your head and sort out the emotional mess. Here are seven things you might discover about yourself once you go on a dating hiatus.
2. The new routine
Suddenly, you would find a lot of free time in your daily routine. You won’t be talking to your ex-partner over a call for hours, chatting online, making plans for every weekend or stressing about any random issue. In fact, you might wonder how you were managing to spare all these hours till now and feel your life has taken a pleasant turn.
3. You start investing in yourself
With all the free time in hand, you will look for ways to utilize it productively. You might start reading books, enroll in a workshop, travel or pick up a something you always wanted to do. Without even realizing, you will start investing your time and energy on yourself and enjoy your own company.
4. Friends and family!
This phase will help you to focus on your other relationships as well. You will feel like spending more time with your family. You might reconnect with your old friends and hang out more with the ones who stayed with you through thick and thin.
5. You are more relaxed
Life is surely a little less stressful when you are not emotionally investing in a person and relationship. You are not constantly fretting about some issue or another, and the only problems you are dealing with are your own.
6. If you were dating to distract yourself
Many of us choose to be in a relationship to distract our self from any previous romantic experience and assume it to be the perfect way to move on. But in reality, you are ignoring your true feelings and are only duping yourself in the process. It’s only when you take a break from dating, you give yourself the much-needed time to heal, and make peace with the situation.
7. Oh, the money
Well, dating can burn a hole in your pocket. You squander a part of your earnings on those romantic dinners, long drives, movies, and gifts. When you are on a break, all that money is meant to be spent on you. You might find your wallet turning a bit heavier and who minds going for a spa, shopping spree or a luxurious vacation!
8. The next time you plan to date someone
Once you start enjoying your own company, you might think twice before investing in any relationship. You have been through the emotional mess once and know how it might disrupt your peace of mind. You will eventually realize your true needs from a partner and will step into a relationship only for the right reasons.