Did you meet the right person in the end? I’ve been looking my entire life!

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I’m 38 and have one dc (3). I thought my ex was the right one, I was so very very happy. It didn’t work out. I don’t intend to date for a while (we’ve only been separated 18 months).

But I would love to meet the right person for me. It’s not like I have neglected other parts of my life in my search for someone. I do have my own life. I’ve got a career and friends and family. I have a nice home. I have interests. But honestly I have always wanted to share my life with someone and it just hasn’t happened for me. I don’t know why, probably just luck. I’m no different to anyone who has met someone, I’m reasonably attractive and just want standard things in life.

I guess having dc now will mean it’s even harder to meet anyone. I’m so sad about it and feel a bit like it’s time to give up. Did you meet the right person in the end?

My mum got married at 70. They are still happy many years later.

I decided I'm more happy and content on my own. I think I really only made effort to find someone because that's what's expected in society. I have never really Been in love. Im definitely happier alone .

Yes, I met 'the one' and he was absolutely worth waiting for

The main difference from my previous relationships is that, this time, every step of the way, it's always been so easy and uncomplicated

I met The One when I was 32, but we didn't get together until I was 55! We'd both had long relationships with other people and were never single at the same time until then.

Sadly, we only had 10 years together before he died, but they were the happiest years of our lives.

It took me until 43..been together over 6 years now and getting married in May

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I know quite a few women who had children from a previous relationship who fell in love and married wonderful men so please don't discount yourself OP.

That is so lovely

Yep, met Mr right but he sadly passed away at 35, leaving 4 kids to bring up. I wanted to focus on them so not met anyone since. Not sure I could be bothered with OLD so it would have to be a chance meeting if it did ever happen.

I met my dear late husband at 24/25 and we were married for 30 years before a rotten illness took him away. I've been widowed for 13 years and of course I sometimes dream about a second Mr Wonderful but feel that it would be greedy or unrealistic to find this.

It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, someone once wrote - is it true? Maybe.

Lovely to hear all of these lovely stories and I completely get the 'never say never' thing but it's too late for me to have children and even a relationship seems unlikely when I've been single for so long. It's one thing when you're dating and just trying to find the right one but I don't even seem able to meet anyone for a date so I can't see anything changing.

Just split up with my DP of 3 years. After a string of awful relationships behind me this gives me some comfort to read

I thought I had. Worlds biggest meet cute, inseparable for 8 years, married for 3 of those, hugely in love. He left me 4 months ago and I'm just in some sort of abyss now.

I believed I had met the one a decade and some dc, but he obviously didn't think so, as it seems he spent a lot of time cheating on me with anyone who would. Some other poor sucker has him now and no doubt she will believe he is totally amazing as I did until I found out and ditched him. As I obviously can't tell who is genuine and who is an arse, I'm sticking on my own.