I can relate to wanting a nice warm hug - from a woman for me though! LOL. Just thinking about that makes me yearn about it! (Ok, need to think about something else before I start getting all mushy here.)
But my life is rather singular. Simply put, married for 8 years, together 10. Had 1 daughter (9 now), and she's doing really good. She's my light, a daddy's girl, and she is starting to teach ME about stuff she learns. She's very inquisitive, and is always telling me that I need to be dating now! Ha, if only it were that simple. But she's adorable in that she's looking out for my happiness, and has her own convictions that her mom is nuts. (No comment).
So, XW had an affair behind me back (nice of her), and that right there ended what was a very unhappy and conflicting M. In hindsight, me and my X were never meant to even BE together. But that's the past. Now is now. And I want to be sure that I am OK with me, working on my faults, and hopefully I can make some wonderful woman a great find for her one day.
I think that we need to work at faking it till we make it, which is being at peace too. It works, but ours lives do reflect that also. I think I'm getting there. I still have a few sad moments here and there, but that's part of healing. I know I have so much to offer a good woman, especially having gone through what I went through.
Virtual hugs are nice too (not like the real thing) but nice. (((((((lwb)))))))
~Sol
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Single Dad, and luvin it! ~ Happiness is a state of mind ~