Kerry Washington, recently seen in The Fantastic Four, split from actor fiancé David Moscow in March revealed to People mag that entering the dating world was an entirely new experience for her.

I am totally the girl who gets introduced to someone through a mutual friend and a dinner party, falls in love and then is with them for like two years. I was scared I would meet really weird men or have all these horror stories, but I have none so far,” she said. “It has all been a lot of fun so far. I’m having a blast meeting people. No one has to feel sorry for me. I’m not lonely. I have my dog.”

By dog, she’s referring to Josephine Baker, that cutie she’s holding in the photo