My 21 year old son is beyond uncomfortable with me dating despite me being divorced 4 years now

I understand that young men don’t want to think about mom dating or having needs but there needs to at least be some compromise. It’s really upsetting to not be able to pay attention to my own wants and needs on account of upsetting my son.

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

I understand that young men don’t want to think about mom dating or having needs

I don't understand why you find this understandable. My parents divorced when I was fourteen. It never occurred to me to expect that either of them would spend the rest of their lives without any kind of romantic, sexual, and cohabiting relationship.

Ask him why. Get him to think about it.

RebeccaJP · 41-45, F

@ninalanyon I was about 13 when my parents split. I also never even thought that either of them would stay single. They started dating other people kind of quickly.