Hello everyone, I am a single mum of 2 girls who are aged 8 and 11.
Im 36 and we live in Dartford. Im hoping to meet new friends on here as
I dont have any friends who are single and I think its hard to find people
who arent single who understand what its like for us. So much bad stuff has
happened the last few years. My mum died, my marriage broke down/divorce.
New relationship was as bad as the marriage, debt problems etc. I am at the moment
very lonely as my mum was the closest person to me. My dad died 18 years ago.
I never see any men that im attracted to and would love to find someone nice. I am stuck on antidepressants as I cant cope with my life when i try to come off them.
Really hope to hear from a few people. Thanks for reading.
Hi LauraJane
I'm new too and feel lonely like you. I'm 37 and have a 12 year old son. All my friends are married and it is v hard to meet men who are nice. I tried internet dating but seemed to attract all the weirdos! I've only been on the site a few days but already the support has been really helpful to me. It sounds like you've had a rough few years and it;s not surprising you feel low. Do you work and have colleagues that you can maybe socialise with a little?
Hi LauraJane. Welcome along to One Space. Sorry to hear you're going through such a bad time right now. Stick with the antidepressants, in time you'll be able to come off them, when you and your GP feel that you're ready too. Over the last few years you've had to deal with a lot, the grief of losing your Mum and best friend, (which I totally understand), plus not only the breakup of your marriage, but a bad relationship too. Take time just to be on your own and to be with your children. Yes, it can be lonely being a single parent and at some time or other, we all feel that, so you're not on your own there.
One Space is an absolutely lovely group. We're all here to support each other, have a moan, rant, and even a laugh. Hope you manage to have a look around, and join in with whatever you wish too. Please keep posting, as others will be along at some point.
Hi
I'd like to add my hello too.
And me too : )
Hi laurajane36
Welcome to One Space, we are very pleased to meet you.
It is hard parenting children alone, especially when it seems that everyone else around has two parent families and more of a life than we do and have no idea what we are dealing with.
However it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom. Single parenthood can be Great Fun! Have a look at The best thing about being a single parent is.......!
We have talked before about this on the boards, but once you get ownership of your situation and start to notice the positives, you will find that things aren't so bad!
Have a read of our article Making New Friends, there are great ideas and links at the bottom of the page to useful places where you can meet new people.
Do you enjoy hanging out with your daughters?
Afternoon
Just like to add my HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to the list of HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS lol xxx oh and welcome lots of friendly guys and dolls on here.
Stuart
Hello Laurajane36
A big welcome from me! Anna has already highlighted some things you may find helpful, I would also like to mention the Chat section, where you can come and share your day to day concerns and news
Don't despair about finding a nice new partner if that is what you want. Have a look at our articles about Dating.
Hope you will stay with us and join all the chat!
hi laurajane, another hello to add to the list, im on anti depressants too, have been for a few years now, seem to be getting worse on them though.
keep smiling
k xx
Hi Laurajane.
Sorry to hear what you have been through in the last couple of years. You have found a good site with lots of nice people on it. People on here have been very supportive to me since i found them. The chit chat room is good
I have a little 2 year old DD.