How long will it take me to get over my 10-year marriage?

Ask Roe: I get sucked into chats on dating apps which lead to nothing and feel crushed

Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 06:00 Updated: Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 09:15

Roe McDermott

‘Everyone, at some point in their life, desperately wants to know how long it takes to heal after heartbreak.’ Photograph: iStock

‘Everyone, at some point in their life, desperately wants to know how long it takes to heal after heartbreak.’ Photograph: iStock

Dear Roe,

I’m separated just over two years from a 10-year marriage. I have two kids, a great job and am really ambitious. My relationship was in a bad way for years before we split and so the emotional and physical connection that I so long for in a partnership hasn’t been in my life for about seven years.

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