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3 Reasons It's Totally OK To Date Someone You're Not Going To Marry

By Jackie Pilossoph , Founder, Divorced Girl Smiling, the place to find trusted, vetted divorce professionals, a podcast, website and mobile app. Are you in a relationship where you are engaged with no intention to marry? If so, first of all, I am too, but secondly, so are many, many couples who have been married in the past. It is aimed to give some insight into why more and more couples get engaged with no intention to marry. Several years ago, when I was first divorced , I had a mission: I was going to find another husband. I was 41 and not getting any younger, and back then I thought marriage equated to a real family whatever that means. I thought being married meant stability and happiness. Boy, was I wrong. My quest to find husband number two was a disaster. What I mean by disaster is who I dated: a man who was hot and cold , a guy who was desperate to get married again before his ex-wife did, and someone who had multiple addictions.

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Marni Feuerman is a psychotherapist in private practice who has been helping couples with marital issues for more than 27 years. Carly Snyder, MD is a reproductive and perinatal psychiatrist who combines traditional psychiatry with integrative medicine-based treatments. During the dating phase of a relationship, we get to see all aspects of our partner's personality. One of the things we'll notice is how eager our partner is to get married.

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Dating, at its most basic, is a way of getting to know other people. It's an opportunity to learn more about different personalities, interests, and values. This can be incredibly valuable, as it broadens your understanding of people and relationships. Through these interactions, we learn to navigate social dynamics, communicate effectively, and understand our preferences better.

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Sharp Views on Dating and Marriage Today

Jenni Jacobsen is a licensed social worker with a master's degree in social work from The Ohio State University, and she is in the process of completing her dissertation Read more. Listen to this article. It is pretty common for people to aspire to get married someday, and so it is natural for marriage to be your ultimate goal if you are in a long-term or committed relationship. Signs that a man may not be interested in marrying you often involve an avoidance of commitment-related conversations.

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