Is it normal to be totally uninterested in men (or women)

[Mummalish]

Just don't have a bone in my body that wants or can imagine being with a man. The very thought of dating (I've been on a few dates, post split) makes me shudder.

Have zero desire for romance and any such thing.

Wish I did though, but I just don't. Am I missing something, will I regret it later on?

I have a gorgeous child, wish I could have more, but then I'd have to be with a man. Urgh.

Is something wrong with me, you think?

I'd say you are not ready for one at the moment, and that is perfectly OK. You may change your mind.

Nothing wrong with you at all. 2 weeks ago i felt like you.

then someone came into my life (had to bin him already) but this person made me see how nice it would be to have a friend that I liked being with. Up until then, if a man had come up to me I'd have beaten him with a stick!

Your life is your life and if you want to share it, go ahead, if not, that's fine too.

Nothing wrong at all, from what you say, Mummalish.
So many industries - from publishing to fashion to beauty products to homeware to just about anything else that relies on picking on people's insecurities to get them to spend money who make ££££££s trying to persuade us that anything is better than being 'alone' (i.e. not in a relationship, not looking for one, happy as we are).
Personally I think nothing could be further than the truth.

Being happy with yourself and DC sounds all good to me.

Sorry about bad grammar btw.

Hello!
PlumpDog is right. According to every f*ing thing you seem to see around you, all women are programmed to want "marriage'n'babeez" as soon as they reach adulthood, and women who actually enjoy their own company are either cat-obsessed spinsters or man-hating feminist lesbians.

Enjoy your singleness! I'm guessing (but plz correct me if I'm wrong) that you just don't know a single decent man who you could even consider a relationship with. I don't either, so relationship isn't even a remote option at the moment. I have been convinced by what I see on here, and by a (very few) friends' relationships, that some men are worth investing time and energy into. But there are shit loads who aren't. Thank your lucky stars you're not too scared to be on your own!

What I definitely don't want is to be in a dull, miserable relationship just for the sake of it. It's true that society seems to think that you can't be alone and happy. So many times I've heard friends say "I can't imagine being single again."

Hopefully one day I'll rekindle my desire for a man, can't imagine it, but I may.

Mummalish - I couldn't agree more.

As for: "I can't imagine being single again." - I hear that all the time too, and mean as it might sound here, my (silent) response is always: "Well, you must be quite dull, then."

Your last comment is quite ambivalent, though.
Do you want to 'rekindle desire'?
If so, why? Do you just feel that you should feel this way?
Are you actually a bit lonely or depressed?
Or do you just fee as if you're regarded as a bit of an oddball by being happy single (which i guess can in turn lead to feeling a bit lonely and depressed...)