@madmnc: Dating in one’s 40’s as a longterm single person was so much better than when I was in my 20’s and 30’s. I had the freedom of knowing I knew how to live alone and I wanted a partner but I didn’t need one. Instead of the decades of being single being negative, I saw them as a positive because I wasn’t going to let someone into my life unless we enriched one another’s lives, in the past I found myself forcing connection because I was desperate to check the box of a relationship and hope that made me feel better about myself. I’m not saying my process is yours, take what might resonate and leave the rest, I don’t speak for every longterm single person, just hoping my experience can help others feel less alone. #latebloomer #chronicallysingle #singleness #datinginyour40s #dating