To think I'll be single forever?

[Januarybringstheblues]

I have a 4 year old dd and I've been single for about 3 years. Her dad isn't around and I have very little support in terms of childcare - I could maybe get a babysitter once a week for a few hours.

I'm only in my late twenties but I feel like it's impossible to meet someone when I have so little child-free time. What man is going to be ok with a few hours once a week?!

Im the same, but 4 children not
child care at all, ive accepted I will be single forever as like you say you cant reslly maintain a relationship when you see each other so little. Im also only
late 20s!

If you were single forever OP how would that make you feel? Why do you not want to be single?

Millions of people are single. Some people don’t find anybody. Many people do find a partner and then break up. One in three marriages end in divorce. Finding a boyfriend doesn’t mean you’ll be happy or that love will last forever.

Besides - you are in your late twenties. You most likely have another 60 years to find love.

Once your child/children grow up you will have a lot more time and money too for dating!

I'm 37,

2 kids both school age, they are their dad regularly (exh has them every other weekend plus 2 evenings) and I'm still single too - 4.5 years now.

With work as well I don't have the time / money either... or motivation to be honest! Working full time, alongside running house and looking after 2 DC is exhausting

It'll get better when she's at school. Can you carve out time for yourself by dropping a day at work or getting friends) family to help out by having her for a regular weekend/ evening slit so you can spend time doing stuff you enjoy out of the house? To be honest though you're more likely to meet someone who already has kids and us divorced/widowed young so just be open to opportunities as you go about your day to day life.

I was single from just before ds was born until he was 6. He is now 9 and I am in a very happy relationship and we are now at point of starting to look at moving in together.

The key is to learn to love yourself first and then when the time is right the rest will come. But remember you don’t need a relationship to define you

I was single with 5 kids under 9 and met an amazing man unexpectedly who has accepted us all with no limits or expectations.
Never say never