I need to go on a date!

There I go stating the bleeding obvious in my post title. I have been thinking (and hoping) lately that I need to get myself out there and go on a date! So now I need to start some DOING ! 
Any date will do really, I'll take the stereotypical dinner and movie combination, or coffee, or walk in the park, drink and a band.... anything really.... I just need to get some MOJO back before its gone forever.. 

You see, I can feel myself slipping into this comfortable state of oblivion and I have the feeling if I don't take some drastic action soon, I am going to be in this same position I am in 3, or 5 or 10 years time. OK so that is a little bit extreme, but after my trip I realise I need do some looking after my own life as well as Darby's. 

I have always considered us as a team, but I really need to think about my own individual happiness as well and how that will only positively impact Darby's life in the long run. So I'm a girl on a (mini) mission to get a love life or at least try to! I know its not the kind of thing that you can orchestrate out of nothing and the best advice from those loved up couples out there is that "it will happen when you least expect it" but seriously I am not meeting anyone from the comfort of my cozy chair where I plonk myself every.single.night.of.the.week! 

So the story goes: I have been a single woman for just over 2 years. The thought of any relationships in this time just gave me shivers, being a single parent has been enough to deal with, adding anything else would have been too much.  
I would avoid any kind of interaction with males really and this has adversely affected my confidence in the dating game. I have really retreated into myself. I am shy, reserved, and hate some of the uncomfortable moments that come from dating, but there are, I am sure, the fun parts I'm missing out on too - the laughs, the debriefs of disaster dates, the nerves that make you feel giddy and more and more. I think I will take the punt that the good definitely outweigh the bad in this situation!

I do really enjoy my dates with my little man, and my former man too, catching up with friends is good, but I really feel its time that I go out with a living, breathing, preferably tall, dark and handsome man (not asking for much am I??). The problem now lies in finding a said, single, living breathing preferably tall dark and handsome (oh with personally) man around.  Most men I meet are at the park  with their kids, or are 19 year old Barista's making my morning coffee, or married with no single friends, where are all the single men???!?! 

So in my semi desperate/semi taking the piss/ semi being serious attempt I am putting the call out, so if you have a single work colleagues, second cousins, friends of a friend of a friend who fancys a date with a relatively sane woman, let me know! I am going to keep my eye out as well and actually take some drastic action on this one!!  (Will keep you posted!!) 

Today I am linking up with the delightful Jess at Diary of SAHM for 

Until next time, Life is too short for crappy coffee

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