Many think that people who have been divorced should be good at choosing a mate. After all, if you have been divorced, you should have a clear idea of what you do and don’t want in a spouse, right? Wrong! In many instances, divorced people are prone to poor mate selection. Why? There are many reasons:

• Loneliness
• Hurried marriage
• Incompatibility
• Mental instability (self, other person, or both)
• Too many unresolved issues from a previous marriage
• Lack of self-esteem
• Feeling as though they need a parent for their kids
• Financial troubles
• A need for the societal acceptance of being married
• Fear of being alone
• Fear of getting to know themselves

Posted in: Divorce Recovery at 8:03 pm