Is it best to wait to meet someone until you've sorted out your life?

[Dieu]

Hi all. On the face of it, I have a good life: 3 lovely, healthy kids, a wonderful family, a nice place to live, an adorable dog .
I also need to find a job, widen my social circle, lose weight and … become happier.
I would LOVE to meet someone. I feel it like an ache. I feel ready and that the time has come. My 18 year marriage ended nearly 4 years ago, after he was unfaithful. I certainly wouldn't say no to some happiness, excitement, romance, etc. Basically, everything that was lacking in the latter stages of my marriage … and which has felt a bit lacking since.
I guess I feel an emptiness in my life, which I'm looking for someone to fill. Sounds desperate doesn't it, but I don't mean it like that entirely. Someone to complement my life might be a better description.
My heart is telling me to go for it. My head is telling me to wait until sorting myself out, to become my better self, that I should reach happiness on my own before (hopefully) meeting someone special.

What do you think? Is there ever a perfect stage in one's like to start trying to meet someone?

I think you can do both. The things you want to achieve will get you out and meeting people.

Widen your social circle - take Up a new hobby, visit some new places, join a local club for something that interests you. All these things offer opportunities to meet new people.

Get a job - again a new job means new people.

Get healthier - you could look again at joining the gym or a running club or similar.

All these things offer great ways to meet people outside of the hell of OLD. I would try these first and just see what happens.

Read how to do everything and be happy by peter Jones. You can do it all.

You ca do all of these things as an end in themselves and if you meet someone lovely from any of them, that's a bonus.

Think it can all be done at once. Life is too short