I am a man in my mid 30s. I have always liked the thought of having a family and settling in to family life, however when I was younger I always remained single as I never felt 'grown up' enough to enter a relationship, I never wanted to enter a short-term partnership as I didn't see any reason spending time with someone that probably wouldn't end up being my life-partner (if that makes sense?!). Now I am getting on a bit and starting to creak at the knees, the idea of settling into family is starting to gain far more appeal. I want to be an important part of a families life, to go to work for a reason and to come home to a warm, happy environment and to be wanted and needed, to be able to pass on my knowledge and teach little ones about maths and read them bedtime stories. However I feel that I may have left it too late to meet someone from scratch, get to know them and start a family. Would I be being unreasonable to want to date a single lady that is the Mother of a wonderful child as a way of speeding up the start of my family or should I continue to search for that most illusive of creatures - a lady my age that has no children that may 'one day' want to start a family pour moi? This may sound callous, but it is not meant to be.
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