"I started to feel a greater and greater sense of dread. It wasn't exactly that I had grown tired of meeting people. It was that I started to feel as if I was no longer what a growing number of men were looking for."
"Whether they were 28 or 58, they all claimed to want someone who 'doesn't take herself too seriously.' I saw the line again and again, on profile after profile."
Becoming a single mother led to a journey of self-discovery and the pursuit of authentic relationships. After ending an unfulfilling marriage, there was initial excitement about dating and meeting new people. However, repeated encounters on dating apps revealed a common expectation from men for women to be 'unserious.' This expectation created feelings of dread and self-doubt, challenging the pursuit of genuine connections and fulfillment in dating.
Read at HuffPost
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