Loneliness is hitting different since the divorce

JoeNew Dad

3w ago·1 min read

Been separated for 8 months now and I've got the kids every other week. The weeks I don't have them I just sit in my apartment scrolling my phone until bedtime. All my friends are couples stuff and I feel like a third wheel. Tried a dating app once and deleted it after an hour. Some nights the quiet is unbearable. Looking for dads in similar situations or just wanting to know if this feeling ever goes away.

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DDannyRegular3w ago

The loneliness hit me hardest in month 6 or 7, not even right after. Hang in there. Those kids are lucky to have a dad thinking about this stuff instead of just powering through. Have you connected with anyone else going through the same thing?

RRob H.Regular3w ago

Every other week schedule is tough because you're always in transition mode. One week you're dad mode and the next you're trying to figure out who you are again. Coffee shop became my spot on those weeks. Just somewhere to exist that wasn't home.

LLance K.Regular3w ago

8 months in and those weeks alone are rough man. I'm doing the twice a week school run thing which keeps me busy, but I get that empty house feeling. Have you tried filling those off weeks with something for yourself? Not as a distraction but like actually doing something you enjoy?