What do ya reckon?

LegacyUser

Okay here goes any thoughts or advice is welcome, thanks

I am a nearly 27 year old girl, I travelled alot and have only just moved home so have no really close friends to speak of here.

Lately all I have been hearing about is old school friends etc getting married and having babies which is lovely but once I hear about it I then get weeks of my mother and other family members telling me that time is running out for me

Im single you see so no marriage or babies in sight, my heart was broken a few months ago and Im still in love with a guy who doesnt want to be with me

Ive started to take my life back and have decided to do an evening course which will hopefully get me out of the house so Im getting there (I think)

In a nutshell I guess what Im trying to ask is should I be rushing into trying to find someone etc what happens if I never do am I really leaving it to late to be happy in the future?

marti101

Your 27 if time is running out for you there is no hope for the rest of us.Seriously tell your parents that your not ready for a relationship and one will happen when the time is right.

STUBBORNGIRL

Hey Op

Im 28 and single and i dont think i have left it too late! your biological clock will be ticking away for the next 12years so i think you have loads of time! i do often get frustrated from time to time thinking that i am going to be left on the shelf !

you need to let go of any bad past experiences and look forward to the future! Dont listen to them at home, things dont work how they used to years ago when they were all going to the dances!! it is hard to find someone that makes your heart move but everntually the right one will come along

Good luck to you Op

Clare_Guy

You are doing exactly the right thing. You're making some positive changes to your life that will help get you to a better place.

You're 27. You are still very young. You'll meet the right person. Don't let some silly insensitive remarks get you down.

Keep going.

MagicMarker

You're 27, probably a good 60 years left in you yet. So, no, you've got plenty of time.

Damzilla

Don't say that! Am 29 in two months and just come out of a seven year relationship. I need to believe that there is still hope that I will meet someone and you do too!

punchdrunk

i'm 27,and i've been single so long now i'm starting to forget how long!
i was never so self conscious before now,had loads of GF's during my late teens early twenty's and then it was like the well dried up,or rather my head messed up! hitting 25 i was like a dog chasing cars.the remotest chance of a girl liking me and i was like a hyper active kid with a bowl of blue smarties!!
i simply tried too hard because the dreaded mid 20's were looming!

loving someone who doesn't love you back is only going to make you miserable,pushing anyone else who's remotely interested away
pining away will get you nowhere,noble...yes
but noble is a lonely place
i'm convinced i've spent the last few years giving off signals like i'd a lepers bell around my neck,time to let go

like yourself most of my mates are settled,so stuff like boys night outs are getting difficult and even if we do get out it's not socializing with singles anyway! so it's dawned on me that my circle of friends are not were i'll find anyone,so i really think a course or something social is definitely a brilliant idea go for it!

sorry i'm rambling here but just to finish
will i settle for anyone over no-one? nope! will i wait possibly ending up a lonely old man? I'd really like to hope that won't happen but who knows! right now all i know is if i win the lotto i'm opening a club and bringing back the slowset


oh and take your mother into temple bar saturday night,i can say with certainty she'll have you locked in an ivory tower by sunday

pookie82

How horrible for you trying to get over someone who doesn't feel the same (extremely difficult in itself) and having the added burden of family members hinting that you should be settling down.

Why not tell them straight out that you've had your heart broken (no need to go into detail) and tell them that you've no intention of getting back on the horse for a long time yet. maybe that will shut them up. You shouldn't feel any untoward pressure to meet someone. When you hit 37 you should worry about babies and all that, but until then you're in the clear and have loads of time imo.