Hi ladies,
I am a mother of two children aged 8 and 10 and have been solo parenting them since they were preschool aged. I was married to their father although we broke up on our first wedding anniversary when he told me family life wasn’t for him. I have had two relationships since … although have been extremely guarded with my children with the second chap becoming involved in their life on a limited basis. Second chap was a year younger than me and I was deeply on love and genuinely believed her was the one. Unfortunately , he had a bit a a wobble with this career (teacher) which caused him to become really sad and depressed. He ended our relationship a few months ago telling me he had to work on himself. Now I am a little lost. I want to prioritise my children’s happiness and stability but also don’t want to spend the next 40 years single. I am extremely fortunate to have a good income and my independence however I feel so lonely at times effectively doing everything solo with the children in a world designed for couples. Advice would be good. The idea of OLD makes me very nervous but it may be the only way as my time is limited and all of my work colleagues/old friends are married?