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In each case my ex married someone else within about a year, so it felt like they wanted to get married, they just didn't want to marry me. And my three closest guy friends all got married long before I did. So, I know it's hard, but the less you dwell on it and the more you embrace the things that are good about being single the happier you'll be, and the happier you are the more interesting you'll be to prospective partners.
And there are definitely good things about being single. You can go wherever you want and do whatever you want. I remember once getting ready to go to the park with two of my friends' families and their dogs. It took an hour at least.
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As I was waiting I realized I could walk out the door, take a cab to the airport, and fly anywhere in the world. You can't really do that with a family. I don't mind not having that freedom, but it was definitely in the plus column.
In my case I realized after lots of reflection that one of the issues in my previous relationships what that I wanted the idea of being married more than the reality of being married to the particular person I was with. Realizing that and relaxing about it helped me know when I found the right person. One of my best friends fell in love with a guy well after She met him after moving to a small-ish town, after a year or so of being discouraged by her experience with the local dating scene.
Now they are married and have a nice house and a beautiful baby: Oh, how we met. Friendster, but not really. My wife-to-be was friends with a friend of mine at work, and I noticed her picture in our mutual friend's Friendster page. The three of us went out for drinks and after I passed the test our mutual friend "had to go. I got divorced at the age of It was an amicable divorce, but still hard. There was no one in my circle of friends I was interested in.
I tried Internet dating, which was still relatively novel at the time. I went on a lot of first dates, a handful of second dates, and three third dates. I went on dates that were laughably bad, like the one where the woman took off her watch and set it in front of her when I sat down so she could see when exactly 60 minutes had elapsed. The next date after that, I met my future wife. Met my now husband at Married at almost Major health issue temporarily blocked our baby plans, but I did get pregnant and had our daughter at She turns 6 next week.
I met my husband when I was 43 and he was First and only marriage for me. We met through work and became friends and then something more. We never actually dated. We would have both laughed if you'd told us we'd be married one day. I feel like getting to know him slowly over time gave me a chance to appreciate his best qualities in a way I might not have if we'd been dating. If I'd been sizing him up as a potential partner it would have never happened. He's not who I would have predicted I'd end up with. But he gets me, loves me and makes my life better. I love him back and feel very blessed.
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I think I recommend not exactly dating so much as living your life, doing the things that you love, and being open to what the universe may have to offer you. Ended a 6 year relationship engaged at age 37 or My cousin met her now-husband at age Ive been a serial monogamist since I was 18, and after each breakup — ages 28, 31, , Ive been convinced I am too old to ever have a relationship again.
Back in the day, I had moved as a divorced woman to a new city for career reasons. Other than my parents an hour drive away, I knew no one. I was comfortable being an almost forty-year-old single and was managing finances based on the expectation that I would always be single. To meet people - anyone! In fact, we celebrated the nine-month anniversary of our first face-to-face date on our honeymoon. We are still happily married, best friends, and thrilled with how our lives turned out. Is that enough of a happy ending for you? FWIW, we agree that what was important to finding the "right" relationship was, ironically, not really looking for a relationship.
We were both able to feel fulfilled as single people, and therefore the only relationship that would appeal was one that expanded what we already had as individuals, as there were no personal holes we were looking to fill. This doesn't mean that either of us were perfect when we met, although I am now and he isn't snort! I met my now-wife when I was 31, she was We met through a Meetup happy hour group I joined after moving to a new city to meet people we joke that we pretty much met in a bar. Married two years later - it's been five years and still happily married.
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On kids - we don't have any by choice but I know several women who had their first one after FWIW echoing the last comment that I seemed to finally have luck when I wasn't really looking to date. I had a very long multi-year streak of singledom before we met, interspersed with the occasional failed attempt at online dating. I had finally decided to take a break from it and focus on other aspects of my life shortly before I met my now wife. Got kicked out by my ex at uh Married an internet friend the next year.
Still together at Awesome people are out there. Usually you have to at least meet them half way: I drove around the continent when my previous relationship ended, visiting friends. I had just turned 39 and my now wife had just turned 30 before our first date, 14 years ago. We traded profile views for a bit, then I sent him a message. We chatted for about a week via the OKCupid board, then moved to Facebook, then texting and finally talking on the phone. We met in person for the first time two weeks after we started chatting, and he came to my place for the weekend.
Three months later he moved in with me. We got married as soon as gay marriage was legalized. We have no children, but we have his dog, and we're probably going to get a puppy and, possibly, a kitten don't tell him that because I've been insisting I do not want a cat; but he wants one and I love him and what the hell. It's not like I'm allergic, so I can't even use that as an excuse. We're five years together, three years married, and sometimes, like right this very moment, I tear up when I look at him and marvel at how much I love him.
I married at 26, and split up with my ex-husband at My thirties were one bad date after another. I stopped counting after the th bad date I'd met online. My bad date stories are ones I'll dine out on for the rest of my life, but it took a few years of emotional distance before I could laugh about them. Spent the next few months weeping, and the next few years actively avoiding online dating and working out like it was a second job.