I'm 40(ish) divorced with one dc. Separated from exH over 7 years ago and spent a few years on my own then in few years of constantly (mostly unsuccessful) online dating.
Never met anyone I really clicked with til now.
Been with bf for around a year. Very happy, loved up etc.
See each other a few nights a week and weekends when I don't have my dc.
We've met friends/family and he's recently met my dc a couple of times. All went well.
We're also in the process of booking our 1st big holiday together (already had a few weekends away) when DS goes on holiday with his dad in the summer.
Despite how happy I am when we're together i always feel a bit 'meh' after. The only way I can describe it is it feels like we're stuck in the dating stage and I keep thinking "what next?" "What do you do in a relationship now?"
I guess all my previous serious relationships have moved really fast but that was pre-dc and I was footloose and fancy free.
I don't even really know what I'm looking for - guess I'm just wondering if this is normal feeling once you've met someone and settled into a routine but aren't ready for the living together stage yet?