I still think the 1 year sober mark is a good point to begin to start seriously looking for a relationship...no matter sexual persuasion, ethnicity, or religion.
Sobriety and clean time is a way of life not an end goal.
Well now I'm a year sober so I can start a relationship...not really
More like: I'm a year sober...I am committed to abstinence...I've accepted I have an illness...I might have a sponsor, home group, set meetings I'm going to.
I am helping people in NA, AA, Alanon, other ways...
I now think I am healthy enough to have some decent relationships based on sobriety, honesty, caring, etc.
I want to invite people in to my life....my sobriety isn't missing anything that I need to supplant with a person.
And just like millions of other people some dates won't work out....we might get hooked up for a couple months and it doesn't work....or there is that one special person.
Best to you all....from this old man!