The fact is that nearly half of all marriages in North America end in divorce, so restricting yourself from this pool of singles seriously limits your selection. Herewith, six very large upsides to dating divorcees.

 

Tired of expectations hanging over your head like the Sword of Damocles every time you have a first date? You'll love dating a divorcee. See, they're in no rush to jump back into a heated romance. It's not that they aren't looking for love. It's just that they're not desperate to jump at the first thing that buys them dinner and a movie. Call it, "Once screwed, twice shy," but divorcees take their time getting to know you. How refreshing to talk with someone who actually wants to understand you as a person rather than with Mr. or Miss Hot-to-Trot who would rather swap saliva than stories.

 

The formerly married may go slow with new love interests, but that doesn't mean they waste time with dead-end relationships. Divorcees draw from hard experience, which means they know when things aren't jiving and won't string you along until things go really sour. Instead, divorced daters tend toward honesty and offer up a quick goodbye. After all, one really messy ending is usually enough for a lifetime.

 

"I don't have the time or patience to diddle-daddle with guys I know aren't a good fit," says Sylvie A. "I've done that, divorced that. The sting of an upfront turn-down may be hard for some to hear at first, but in the end everyone wins." 

 

The maritally parted know a good thing when they find it, and they fight to hold onto it. They understand that little gestures have the power to keep a spark alive and they believe that making their partner feel important and special can be the difference between relationship success and failure. Call it sweating the small stuff but divorcees have a way of treating you right.