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10 years

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AmIthatSpringy · 18/05/2014 16:36

I don't want to upset anyone, nor do I want sympathy

I just wanted to share my 10 year anniversary with everyone. For the first 4 years, I was desperate and tried OD (with no success), then I decided that it wasn't for me. So for the past 6 years I have not been looking for any relationship.

And you know when people say, it will hit you when you are not looking for it.

Well, that's fuckin shite.

I am still on my own. Not even a sniff of an interest from any man.

No-one. And it is really depressing to think that I will probably live the rest of my life without even a peck on the cheek from anyone who isn't DD.

This is so not the life I thought I would have

What to do with all the pent up passion?

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MrsRuffdiamond · 19/05/2014 00:51

I don't have any brilliant ideas, but a couple of things you could do:

Join an interest group - amateur dramatics, theatre(going) group, sports club, etc

Are there groups of other lone parents who meet up in your area for days out/meals etc?

it will hit you when you are not looking for it.

Sometimes it actually does, if you happen to be in the right place! If you are mixing with lots of people who have an interest or something in common with you, you are more likely to develop friendships/relationships with them, and if that doesn't happen for a while, at least you're involved in doing something you enjoy!

Dayshiftdoris · 19/05/2014 01:15

Buy a rabbit GrinWinkGrin

Sorry couldn't help myself - in all seriousness I past my 10yr anniversary a number of months ago... There has been a few blips along the way but essentially I have been single and a parent for 10yrs..,

Now I don't mind it most of the time. There are some days all last week when I want something different but it's not practical and would potentially compromise what else I want in life and what I need to do for my son.

How do you cope? Find something for you, allow yourself to be different from the crowd and live the life you have in spite of the times you don't feel like it.

It's not easy - if I had read this last week I wouldn't have been do positive Wink Hope you are ok OP

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