Sorry Ladies and Gents, I am in shameless self pity mode.
I've posted about my woes here before so apologies if I'm repeating.
In brief: DH left me for another woman. I started dating a younger man and that ended. I'm on online dating sites but haven't met anyone significant.
I'm 44, I have four kids. I love the bones of them but they are not enough. Does that sound selfish? I want a life partner.
My ex was abusive and I have no self esteem at all. I feel old, fat, ugly. All of the men my age want younger women and the younger men just want sex. My body is a car crash, sometimes I look in the mirror and don't even think I look human, let alone attractive. I am so sexually inexperienced it is a joke. I honestly thought I would be with my ex forever. I don't even feel like I fit into the modern world, dating has changed so much..... It's so superficial and competitive. I know I have good qualities, I am educated, compassionate, strong and wise. A friend of mine said to me today on facebook "yeah, like men give a shit about that lol". It seems that its true.
My family are long lived. Do I have to be alone for the next forty years?
Thank you for listening to me moaning.
Lizzie
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Seriously, would you take this on??!!
LovelyLizzie · 09/01/2012 12:22
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