We are so excited to partner with Dr. Walter Hidalgo with a goal of being more socially aware. Here, he answers your questions and shares advice on life and wellness while living in a social media-driven world.
DEAR THE VIRGO GIRL,
This is very cliché but I ended up sleeping with my divorce attorney. It started off as just that but now I have grown to have strong feelings for him. I think the feelings are mutual as he reaches out daily, asks about my day, sends flowers, etc. He wants me to go on a weekend vacation with him over the summer and I said I would think about it and let him know. I feel so weird to extend our relationship further because he is my divorce attorney.
I’ve known him for years in a business atmosphere; we’re both attorneys and attend a lot of networking events and legal functions together. He appears to be very open to having us go public with our dating life, but I’m very worried that things will go south. I’ve always been very private with my personal life and tried not to date anyone I work with or have a business relationship with. But this guy makes it very hard. I’m afraid I could be missing out on a soul mate if I back away but then I’m afraid of the outcome if I say yes. What should I do?
Advice from Walter: Like most scenarios, I need more back-end context to answer your question. I say that because one of my biggest concerns here is not allowing you to step back and remove yourself from the situation before jumping into a new relationship.
A lot of the hesitation you have comes from the fact that you have not allowed yourself to breathe and recharge your battery (hence why you are already asking yourself the right questions!). Any change in your life requires you to reassess and reimagine what you want your life to be and that is very hard when you don’t start with yourself.
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