Emily Ratajkowski's wild post-divorce dating era wasn't quite what it seemed.Ratajkowski is getting some backlash after she reflected on the months following the collapse of her marriage in a candid essay, admitting she threw herself into dating while struggling to reconcile her new identity as a single mother.Ratajkowski filed for divorce in September 2022 after four years of marriage amid widespread reports of husband Sebastian Bear-McClard's alleged infidelity.Ratajkowski described the birth of the couple's son, Sylvester, as a "violent transition" into a "new reality of screaming baby on my aching t-- and ring on my swollen finger.""And then, in a time period that felt both instant and excruciatingly slow, my marriage collapsed," she recalled in an essay for The Cut.
"Six months after my son was born, my husband and I stopped having sex.Less than a year later, we separated."REESE WITHERSPOON 'FOUND' HER VOICE AS A SINGLE MOTHER: 'NO ONE'S COMING TO HELP'Emily Ratajkowski revealed that she plunged into dating almost immediately after her divorce as she struggled with fears about becoming a single mother.
(Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic)Ratajkowski admitted that after her marriage collapsed, dating wasn't necessarily about finding a new relationship.Instead, she said she was seeking something much more immediate: reassurance that she was still desirable as a single mother."What I wanted was his attention: I wanted to feel a man’s desire and to be reminded that I was a sexual being, not just a mother of a toddler," Ratajkowski wrote.Ratajkowski acknowledged that her search for reassurance soon spiraled into what she described as a period of compulsive dating.PETE DAVIDSON SAYS YOUNG PEOPLE 'DON'T HAVE A SHOT' AT FINDING LOVEEmily Ratajkowski said she sought validation and male attention during a period of compulsive dating, adopting what she described as a "villain" persona while embracing casual relationships.
(Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)"I wish I ...