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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I was where you are in my mid-30's, only worse, after THREE really long term relationships in my 20's that didn't turn into marriage, one of which ended in pretty significant and devastating betrayal just before my 30th birthday.   I didn't date from 30 to 38.  Not at all. I was depressed and overweight, not great "dating material". And by 38 I had almost given up on the dream entirely and figured that even if lightning would strike and I would find the right guy, it would be a couple of years of dating and a couple of years before marriage, so the chances of a baby were pretty much nil.  I was going to go the foster parent route and just resign myself to probably being a kick-ass spinster aunt and great foster mom.

But I was between jobs and had enough money saved to float for a couple of months without totally freaking out, so I actually dedicated myself FULL TIME to dating for one solid month.  Rather than wait for someone to find me on the shelf of a dating service online, I actually looked for companions for activities I enjoyed outdoors, through Craigslist.  I didn't filter respondents based on job title, education level, or looks -- just a general age range, whether they punctuated properly, and of course deleting any replies with dick pics and bad propositions.  I had dates at least every other day, and what was great is I didn't focus on correspondence - I focused on just meeting and doing something I enjoyed.  Lots of bike riding.  That way, I never really had a bad date, since it was at least a good bike ride.

I found the man who is now my husband on the 13th date of the month.  It took four dates for us to really click romantically.  If he was on a dating service, I never would have looked at his profile because I would have filtered him out for not having a college degree.  But he earns more than me, is as smart as me, and we now have an adorable toddler conceived a few weeks after our wedding.

(For the record, I didn't wait for the dream of being thin, being wealthier, being more sane, or being less depressed before I allowed myself to start dating again.  I just started living my life.  We can't wait.   Life is too short.)

Go for the dream.  Go all in.  Maybe your dream may change over time.  But go for it.[/quote]

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