I have several friends who seem to think I "need a nice man"!!
Bit of background - I was married at 21, divorced at 25. Met ds's dad not long after (someone I briefly dated in my teens, so was very easy to pick back up), which was never right from the start if I'm honest, and we separated when ds was 2. Since then, I've had a 3 year on/off relationship with someone who left the country for a holiday and never came back (it was never going anywhere anyway!!), and had a couple of short relationships which ended with them dumping me out of the blue, with no reason or explanation.
I'm sick to death of men! NYE last year, I got dumped, out of the blue, by the last one. It hurt, as I really thought we had something, and he was the first bloke I'd ever introduced to ds to, and I stupidly went off to a party alone, got pissed and ended up in hospital after falling and smashing my head open, causing a serious brain haemmorrage.
Since my accident, I have not found a single man even remotely attractive. You could put Johnny Depp in front of me, and I'd turn him down
I have no desire whatsoever to ever meet another "nice" man again, and plan to live out my life as a happy spinster, surrounded by my ds and as many dogs as I can fit in my house. I'm moving house after Christmas, to my dream home, I'll finally have enough money to live, and I'm happy in my own company well not strictly true; I suspect I'm depressed to hell, but that's another story
So, AIBU to want my friends to get off my bloody back about not having a bloke? I have several who are intent on setting me up, wanting me to go out on the pull (I don't really drink anymore since my accident, and have panic attacks in crowded places, so being sober in a packed pub is my idea of hell!), and questioning how I can possibly be happy on my own. I'm not happy with myself or life in general at the minute, but a man certainly isn't going to be the magical cure to all that!