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Dating again after leaving a LTR

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AmIpastIt · 15/05/2019 08:07

Not long out of an 18 year relationship, tho I fell out of love a few years ago and kept going out of a sense of duty.

I don't miss him, I'm not heart broken that it's over, but we do have DC together and there are lots of logistics and financials that need sorting out. Not divorced yet.

But I'm hopeful for the future and would like to think I could still have fun with someone else.

I am 38 with a "mum tum" but am tall and (nearly, about 9 lbs above) healthy weight.

How realistic is it to expect to find a partner who would take on a catch like me - single mum, no sparkling career, tied to idiot ex, etc. I'm not exactly the most marketable female out there.

Am I getting my long-term hopes up for no reason? Won't a man run a mile when he finds out my baggage?

To clarify I don't want a man to "complete" me. I just want to feel sexy, desirable and have fun with a man.

TL;DR - I have self esteem issues, clearly.

OP posts:
Eesha · 15/05/2019 08:21

@AmIpastIt I'm out a LTR relationship for about a year. I've had around 7 dates but nothing progressing to more. However if you join the dating thread on here, there are plenty of people in the same situation as you but have met loads of great people, even now sitting on their proverbial 'smitten' benches too now that they have met the One. Youll get a lot of insight there.

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