Dating apps or?

[Newlysinglemumma]

I can’t believe I’m actually writing this…….

But I think maybe I am ready to get out there and meet someone!

But I’m 31 with 2 boys (5and9) working part time, parenting 98% off the time so it’s not going to be easy. I don’t even know if I want to meet someone romantically or to find a friend but it’s lonely. I was with my children’s dad from the age of 15 and he is all I ever knew and I never thought he would have left us met someone else and got engaged but he did. He wasn’t a good man to me ever and because of this I became someone that never needed anyone to rely on so again I’m not sure what I’m looking for but it would be nice to put myself out there.

So what I’m asking is where do I start?

I am quite a private person so I don’t feel comfortable talking to my family about this and I have a very very friend circle that I would feel even more uncomfortable talking to about. So I come to you Mumsnet ladies and gents to point me in the right direction.

To be honest I don’t even know reliable dating app. Is it better to pay for one or use free ones. You have to be very skeptical about men and who they are, what they are looking for etc Especially that you have 2 kids. It depends on you and how comfortable you are but I’d have a phone conversation (not a video) before meeting someone as sometimes you can just tell you have nothing in common with that person so saves wasting your time. Some men love copying and pasting same message to multiple women so be mindful of that 😅 Also, some of them put the photos from 20 years ago! So ask to send a recent photo - sometimes you wonder why they look nothing like their photo😂 Good luck in finding what you are looking for!