Long time reader, first time poster. Long post.

Context: wife and I separated 7 1/2 months back. Divorce papers are just starting to go through the courts. I was pretty beat up about it but I picked myself up, dusted myself off and started working on me. Dropped 65 lbs, worked out like crazy, and actually started to work on my inner game. Liking me for me, improving the things that I could and accepting those that I couldn't.

So, a couple weeks back I started doing some work for this girl. Mostly phone calls and emails, but we seemed to have pretty good rapport. I tell her to come down to the office sometime and we could discuss things a little further. I'm not a doctor or lawyer or anything, so me trying to go for this girl isn't unethical or anything.

She comes in and she's a looker. I dunno about the HB scale too well because to me, all that's relative. Suffice to say, she's attractive. She keeps praising the work I've done, thanking me and I say, "No worries, you just owe me a drink after work." She get's back to me, we go out Friday, hit it off great. Kino was good (which is the part of game I'm still new to). K closed at the end of the night. Told her I'd be in touch.

Next Tuesday we're hanging out. Going well, make out a little. I'm digging her and for honesty's sake, I tell her about my divorce situation. She seemed pretty nonchalant and cool with it. We make plans for the coming weekend and kiss goodnight.

I text her today and tell her I'll pick her up at 5 tomorrow. She texts back saying the divorce situation threw her for a loop and she's not really comfortable after she'd thought about it. I said fair enough, I'll see you around.

When I meet a new girl, I tend to get a bit of oneitis because I'm really kinda bummed about how it turned out. Which is something I'm just going to have to work on in the future. However, I put myself out there, took a chance and learned a lot. If anything, this proves that I've grown immensely over the past 7 1/2 months. I just wanted to say thank you Seddit, because if it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't be where I am today. Which is, needless to say, a much happier person.