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LoginFind a partner, buy a house, get married, have one baby boy and one baby girl. But cut through the bullshit, back to reality: that version of life is extremely rare. People break up, get divorced, have kids, chase careers, and everything in between. There are so many stories of people being stuck at home, bored of seeing the same face, day in, day out. Maybe lockdown uncovered secrets that became harder to keep secrets… who knows? It definitely forced people to take a prolonged, hard look at their significant other and question: is this really who I want to get locked in with? Literally and figuratively? Re-entering the world of single folks as we enter into a post-pandemic phase of life is intimidating.
As a year-old woman fresh out of an eight-year partnership and called-off engagement , dipping my toes into the dating world felt daunting, but also thrilling. For one, " being on the apps " wasn't a thing before I was off the market, so I was excited to experiment. And I had always felt like I was missing out on the romantic adventures that my single friends described to me. That probably should have been my first clue that my relationship with my ex was unhealthy — but hey, I certainly uncovered more over time. Needless to say, my history with my ex affects how I'm still!
Despite being surrounded by friends with idyllic lives filled with husbands, babies, houses, engagements and near-approaching weddings , I am 33 and the Bridget Jones of my friendship group. Just before Christmas, on the train home, I found myself at the centre of a chance encounter like something from Richard Curtis film. A group of passengers sat chatting amongst themselves and a man across from me struck up a conversation.
The implication that meeting a stranger on a train or at a bar has greater value than meeting a stranger online, is a dud. Plus, in your thirties, time matters. Not because of biological clocks — for me anyway — my time is literally worth more.
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