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Online dating - what should I be looking for?

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Datingadvice · 24/08/2022 22:03

I have started dating after I left my abusive ex. Sadly I don’t have the luxury of time as I am 37 and want to meet a decent partner and hopefully start a family. I’ve scrolled through thousands of likes in a couple
of weeks. I don’t like many in return. Im
chatting to a couple of men. One has asked me out on a date. His messages are very respectful and engaging which I like and is quite rare!

He’s older, 46, and has never been married nor has kids but he says he is looking for a relationship and wants a family. My concern is that it’s a fairly big age gap and how had he got to 46 without being married or kids? Is he a commitment
phobe?

My ex and the one before him were huge commitment phobes and I just don’t have the energy or time to waste on these type of men anymore. It’s shocking how many men in their 40s claim they don’t know what they are looking for (eg relationship or marriage or casual) and not sure if they want kids or not. This is listed in in their profiles. Men my age seem not to want to date women my age. So I’m ending up with thousands of likes from men in their 40s and 50s.

OP posts:
Musttryharder2021 · 26/08/2022 14:44

Apologies, I was responding to the wrong thread

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