How did you know you were ready to date again?

You have to remember: a new person = a new story in the making. Learn from the past but don't let it condemn your present and/or future. You have a decisive role and choices too.. you can try to gear it in a great direction.. Everything else is on the other side, aka not under your control, and should not be your source of anxiety. Every adventure starts with a little fear. Being brave is the only way forward. It is better to have a heart that knew love, even in pain.. as opposed to a heart that never lived to the fullest because it spent its life in a glass shield.. like a fake rose... I prefer to hear I loved all my life.. as opposed to.. I ran away from love all my life... regardless of the outcomes. Be wise but also brave. Best of luck :)