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[quote=Anonymous]I was in my late 30s when I met/married my DH and, honestly, I was surprised that I met him.  I was expecting to remain single my entire life and was okay with that.  I don't think that I had such high standards but there were some things that I wouldn't/couldn't compromise on that I accept would make it difficult to find someone.  I grew up in an abusive/dysfunction family of origin and worked really hard to get away from it.  Not only would my partner have to accept the horror that was my background, he'd have to be emotionally available, non-toxic, self-sufficient and comfortable with an independent partner.  I wasn't looking for a certain income, profession, degree, etc.  If I wanted more money/prestige/lifestyle/etc., I expected to obtain it myself.

I didn't have much luck finding someone who was attracted to me and I felt was a good fit for me.  It was regrettable but I had a good network of friends, including a number of single friends in my age range.  These were/are great women and if they were single, there was certainly no shame in me being single!  And, then I met my now DH.  It didn't take long to realize he was the one. [/quote]

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