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People who met someone and had a baby 35+

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LosingHope3 · 29/07/2024 18:17

I'm currently as single as can be. I have been unsuccessfully online dating for years, gets worse the older I get. I had relationships in my 20s which ended. I am approaching 35 and panicking I'm never going to have the opportunity to have a baby.

If anyone was single at 35, met someone and went on to have a first baby, can you please share your story here? Give me hope. I want to save the thread if I get some responses to look back on at times like today when I feel things look bleak and hopeless.

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FerreroFan · 25/08/2024 22:05

I did, but am also separated now 😬I have a wonderful DC though who I love so so much.

Don't rush into anything because you hear the biological clock ticking. Spend time getting to know them and make sure you truly love them. You can always happily go it alone if the baby is your main goal.

NotSoHotMess24 · 25/08/2024 23:04

LosingHope3 · 25/08/2024 21:26

I'm back to this thread after spending my Bank Holiday Sunday doom swiping through all the terrible online dating options in my area. I am not picky in that I am looking for a model looking man, I am an average woman myself. But everyone is really not my type and the 5% I do come across I've liked the look of either already have kids or have that they don't want or are 'Not sure' if they want them on their profile.

Feeling low today

Is a partner / husband what you really want in your heart of hearts? Or is it a child? If the latter, have you considered going it alone? You can always revisit romance another time, if you're bothered.

Sorry you are having a rubbish day though x

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