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Am I too old ?

28 replies

bluebird88 · 25/07/2021 14:25

Am I too old to find love and have kids? I'm 34 and feeing so miserable I'm a relationship where I am being controlled

OP posts:
ILoveShula · 25/07/2021 14:27

Far too old. Get a cat.

daphnedoo12 · 25/07/2021 14:28

Of course not OP

Bitofachinwag · 25/07/2021 14:29

Of course you're not!

ILoveShula · 25/07/2021 14:29

Sorry, just being jokey.

You are not too old.

Ditch the controlling partner.
Being single is better than a toxic relationship

Ohpulltheotherone · 25/07/2021 14:30

Are you too OLD?

At 34?

I thought you were going to say 74 and even then you wouldn’t be too old for love or starting again.

Of course you’re not too old for love or happiness or kids or anything else you want. You’ve got a potential decade of fertility left. Plenty of women have kids in their mid to late 30s and early to mid 40s. I had my children between 36-39.

The most important thing you have to do is leave your unhappy and controlling relationship. Do you have support in real life to help? Can you contact women’s aid cod advice?

You can absolutely have everything you want in life but you have to make the decision to let go of what is not serving you.

Leave the relationship, find happiness and contentment by yourself and then focus on finding a partner who respects and loves you.

Howcanthisbe123 · 25/07/2021 14:30

No, you’ve got about 10 years left really, this time in 5 years you could be married with 3 kids, things can happen all at once.

ThePurplePalace · 25/07/2021 14:32

Not to old at all! Get out of that relationship, heal and meet someone when you’re ready. We’re not even half way through our lives Smile

gogohm · 25/07/2021 14:32

You are not too old! Whether kids are on the cards does depend on timing but love no problem. I met dp at 46, no kids together obviously (we both had kids)

Umberellatheweatha · 25/07/2021 14:34

I think you have bigger things to worry about if you are in a relationship where you are being controlled.

Concente on getting out of this relationship first. And then healing. So that you don't end up with another abuser and also, just so you can learn/re learn self love. After that, whatever will be will e. But right now you are thinking about a rung that's 3/4 of the way up a ladder, instead of the first step.

Get out and find your freedom and happiness with yourself first. Then look for other people to add in order to compliment your life, not to complete it.

Umberellatheweatha · 25/07/2021 14:34

*concentrate on

GeorgieFlame · 25/07/2021 14:35

You are far from too old. I know someone who had her first and only child at 47.
However you are too young to be in a miserable and controlling relationship.
Get support ffom family/friends/ women's aid if you are scared to leave, but for your own sanity, i would seriously consider ending it soon, chances are it will not get any better for you. Lots of love

ImInStealthMode · 25/07/2021 14:36

Of course you're not too old! At 34 I was getting divorced from a narcissistic knob who'd ruined the previous 7 years of my life.

At coming up 38 I'm living with the best man in the world, we're getting married next year and hope to have kids.

There's always hope x

CassandraTrotter · 25/07/2021 14:36

It really depends. If you walk out now, youre jot too old. If you realise today you need to walk out, but don't as it is not the right time, youll soon find you are too old.

Leave soon.

Xztop · 25/07/2021 14:50

I hope you're not too old!
I'm 42 and live in hope I'm not too old but I've got 4 cats just in case, lol!

Beckhamsmetatarsal · 25/07/2021 14:54

No. I assume that's what your partner is telling you. They're a lying dickhead

Bluntness100 · 25/07/2021 15:06

Op do you mean you’re currently in a controlling relationship and want to get out ans wonder if you’ll meet someone else? Then no you’re not too old, but if you keep staying and procrastinating one day you will be.

SVlover · 25/07/2021 15:12

@bluebird88

Am I too old to find love and have kids? I'm 34 and feeing so miserable I'm a relationship where I am being controlled
No. Not at all. I met my husband at 36. We were neighbours. I am married with two big lumps of teenagers! Get away from the controlling partner. Flowers
Amberfromcamber · 25/07/2021 15:49

I was 34 and single. At 37 I had 3 children, cheated slightly as I had twins. Things can quickly change x

Bridezillamaybe · 25/07/2021 16:50

Oh for god's sake

love15 · 29/07/2021 20:52

Definitely not too old!

Fustyoldface · 29/07/2021 22:13

34 come on op you’re having a laugh aren’t you. You probably just feel ground down by your relationship.

Aquamarine1029 · 29/07/2021 22:17

Of course you are not too old, and even if you were 90 fucking years old, you should NEVER stay in an abusive relationship. Get yourself out of there and move on.

OliveToboogie · 29/07/2021 22:19

Absolutely not. I had my daughter at 35 and my son at 42.

scoobydoo1971 · 29/07/2021 22:35

I'm 50, been disabled by an accident in the last year, got 4 cats, single parent to tween and teen...Technically I should just have given up and focused on crochet. I am not good at being told what to do. I found a keeper last year in the middle of lockdown. Never give up, as you don't know what is around the corner.

Pessismistic · 29/07/2021 23:16

First thing to do is to get out of this toxic relationship yes you can find happiness and have dc but please don't do it with current dp it will only get worse. Good luck.