How to go forward

[Housefulloflego]

Hi
I am a young (ish, think middle aged...) widow with a primary school ds.
I’m missing having someone adult to have a romantic and etc relationship with. I want someone to love like that.
I’m very afraid of internet dating as I tried that before meeting my late dh and it turned into an abusive relationship.
I met my dh pretty randomly in a shop. It was pretty much love at first sight. After many years it was put up with each other at last sight....
Anybody got any advice where to go, look, try to see if I can’t have a better relationship with someone new?
I have really good platonic friends so I’m not utterly lonely.
Suggestions gratefully received x

I'm a young (ish, also middle aged ) widow and while I totally understand your reluctance I met my new partner on Tinder - yes you do have to sift the wheat from the chaff but there are nice genuine people on OLD too. Other suggestions are meet up groups, Spice UK and while it is absolutely NOT a dating group are you a member of WAY? I do know many young widows who have met other widows through the group.

Yes I’m on WAY but doesn’t seem to be all that much to do in my area, also obvious problems with childcare to get away and do anything.
I find WAY a bit difficult tbh. So many people mourning, it makes it hard to feel positive and think about moving forward.

I get that

Although I loved my husband very very much we had a bit of a difficult relationship about money, he was v irresponsible with it and I am not!
We did love each other very much but money issues always made stuff difficult. He died very suddenly and I found out even more money stuff he had hid from me afterwards.