A few years back I separated with my wife, we lived in the same house for 10 months to sell our house. In that time I had hooked up with a childhood sweetheart (facebook came in handy) she had been divorced. Started out as friendship but ended up being a sexual thing as well. Helped me get through a tough time in my life. I doubt seeing an endless amount of MLs or WLs at the time would've helped me get through those dark times. Yep for sure it would've been a distraction but it's not the same as being with someone you feel for. And it done the world of good for my confidence.