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[quote=Anonymous]I was in your shoes several years ago.  I was windowed when I was 34 and our daughter was one, and didn't start dating until she was seven.  She's 11 now, and I'm in a great relationship - not married, but happy.

Couple of thoughts - I had to start letting my closest friends know that I was ready, and I found out that several had men from their neighborhood, work, etc who they had wanted to set me up with.  It never came up because no one wanted to push me, and they thought I was okay on my own.  But it was nice that there were immediate (awkward, unfulfilling) options when I was ready.

After I worked my way though the initial friend-of-a-friend dates, I finally ventured into internet dating.  It was new for me, and kind of hard to put myself out there.  I went on five first dates before I met my now boyfriend/partner, who I clicked with right away.  He's seven years older than me, divorced, and really wonderful.  We're taking it slow, but he brings a lot of happiness to my life and I'm grateful to have met him.[/quote]

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