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So fed up w being single & unwanted

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lizzieoak · 27/09/2016 20:30

Blah. Basically been single for 11 years, prior to that had totally useless exh, after divorce had sometime fwb who blew hot & cold, we had great sex, were great pals, he did great periodic disappearing act (claimed to be in love but I suspect he's a bit of a player + has commitment issues & is generally adorable giant child). Fed up w his fuckwittedness so now no sex, no nothing. My adult daughter sometimes walks 3 miles to deliver her beloved lunch. I cannot fathom as have never had anyone who would pee on me if I was on fire. And it makes me sad.

I'm a nice person, foremost. Try to be cheery, enjoy helping people. Take care of myself, sometimes great hair, am told I'm pretty (fwb gushes about this, or would if I was speaking to him). But no-one wants me. No interest from male population whatsoever. Occasionally men smile at me, but probably no more than they would at random seagull. I briefly tried OLD but no luck. As am reasonably attractive I think it must be shite personality. Exh (granted he was very verbally abusive) told me no-one would want me, once they got to know me. I feel that's cursed me. I'm in my early 50's and just sad, sad, sad about decades of me alooooooone.

Just blah.

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ChickenSalad · 28/09/2016 02:16

I'd forget about dating for now and focus on building your self-esteem and finding things to do that you really enjoy.

lizzieoak · 28/09/2016 02:30

Karma, I'm in a city, so theoretically men are about. But weekend comes & they all tear off out of town to hang out w the bears and other Frightening Beasts. A friend of mine went on a famous hike w her brother & his gf & she said they had to sing the whole time to scare off the deadly animals. Hiking in fear does not sound very relaxing to me - though I'd happily go sailing if anyone invited me.

Chicken, with the current state of my confidence I could be in my dotage by the time my self-esteem improves! So a good idea in theory but it seems to put a nice man even further into the distance. Could I have an overlap? :)

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lizzieoak · 28/09/2016 16:24

Ah, but there were three of them (my friend, + her brother + brother's gf). So no companionable silence, just non-stop slightly panicked singing.

In fact, I saw a bear when I dropped my DS off at camping last June. Unlike sprogs in Going on a Bear Hunt, I was afraid!

I've just read that Leslie Nicol (from Downton) met & then married (her first marriage) her hubby in her 50's. So slight glimmer of hope. I may have to steer away from the kayaks to find a suitable one though.

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