All Her Friends Are Married, Yet Her Own Relationship Is About To End, So She’s Having Trouble Coming To Terms With Being Single Again In Her Late Twenties

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According to this 28-year-old woman, every single one of her friends is either happily engaged or already married. And that includes even the people who she certainly thought she would beat to the alter.

“They seemed to speed right past me to the finish line,” she explained.

She, on the other hand, has been in a relationship for two years. And as of this week, it might be coming to a sad end.

If she and her boyfriend do end up splitting, that will be her fourth “failed” relationship, too.

So, while ending her current romance might just be for the better, the thought of entering a fifth relationship in the future just sounds depressing to her.

It also doesn’t help that she really believed she was going to tie the knot with her current boyfriend.

“We had an amazing relationship…” she trailed off. “But for many reasons, I think the potential died out.”

Ever since she has begun to face that reality, the idea of being 28 and single has been terrifying her, too– because, mainly, she cannot imagine who else is left in the dating pool at her age.

In fact, she believes that all of the singles left are likely newly divorced, currently going through a divorce, have some serious baggage, or currently have a child.

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And she is not on board with dating someone who has a kid again since she’s been there, done that, and apparently, it was terrible.

“No offense to anyone out there. I’m sure there are really good ones still left, but they’re few and far between,” she said.

Her own boyfriend even said the same thing, too. So, she actually believes that the reason they have remained in a relationship for so long is that they both don’t believe there is anyone better left out there.

It’s also important to note that she is quite accomplished as an individual. She has two degrees and a stable job with good pay. She also doesn’t have debt or any kids.

Still, despite her accomplishments, she is having trouble grappling with the fact that she may be single again in her late twenties.

Can you understand why the thought of entering the dating pool again is scaring her? At the same time, is it right to assume that all of the “good ones” are already taken? Aren’t people tying the knot at an older age nowadays? What advice would you give her?

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