20s+ only please. How to start over.?
It's going on 4 years since I've been involved with anyone, and it took me quite a while to get over my last relationship (made the mistake of getting involved with my best friend, just happens to be a gorgeous girl). Recently I've been wanting to get back into dating, but I feel so out of the loop. I've been using grad school as an excuse, but I just finished my Master's and am taking some time off before getting my PhD. I just moved to a little town in the middle of nowhere with just a couple crappy bars (I'm not a bar-guy anyway) and a couple little cafes and coffee shops. For a while I thought I was happy focusing on my career, but now I know that I was trying to hide my hurt and my fear. I haven't actually met anyone yet, but being that I haven't tried to engage anyone since I was 19/20 and I'm 25 now, I don't want to make a fool out of myself.
Serious advice only please.