Dr West answers your relationship dilemmas. Stock image
Q: I’m in my early 30s, and I’m currently single but I would love a child and to be a mammy. I have always wanted a family, but I’ve never met the right person. My sisters are all married and have small children, and I would love to have my own to raise alongside their kids. I had thought that my last relationship was the one and that we would have children, but we broke up last year as it had run its course instead. I was devastated and it took me a while to recover, but I know it was the right decision. My sisters offer to set me up but they live across the country and I don’t want to have any kind of long-distance relationship. I do enjoy dating, but it feels like most people just want to date but not have any serious relationship. I’d like to meet someone who was serious about dating with the intention of settling down, but I can’t seem to meet anyone like that. How do I move forward from here?
Dr West replies: I’m not going to lie, it would be very daunting to most people to go on dates and immediately talk about children, let alone the potential of creating a shared child with a person they just met. But this is important to you, so it will dictate the kind of relationships you have.
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