Hi Ian, Just caught up with you. I read your posts along time ago. I come back and read now and again-still. Almost 10 years on. No great wisdom but I know so well here you are coming from. Does that help.
To all outward appearances I ahve a great life but there is still a hole where my heart used to be,when it comes to relationships. I get to the point were I feel I am just going through the motions because there is a place beyond that I want to be.
I can still feel love-just had a new g/son and it came flooding in. Still have compassion,still am moved by things but on a one to one relationship I always get to the brick wall point where I feel I am leading the other person on because my heart is not in it.
So know you are not alone, maybe we just haven't met the one,maybe we need more time. Something I really haven't got after spending almost 40 years with my x.
Sorry no answers but am sending you all good wishes. Heck if I were 20 years younger I would snap you up,I know you are a good man. D'ont be too hard on yourself,it takes as long as it takes.