Well, I can honestly say I have never had a fling and the idea of a fling is not appealing to me at all.
I am quite happy "alone". I have really amazing friends I cherish each day, my family is nothing short of the best people on Earth, I have a cool old dog and all my activities and my work.
I think there is something lovely and delightful about getting to know a new person. But at this stage of my life I would have to be very interested initially to WANT to get to know somebody better. For me the process would need to be very slow which I guess is part of the beauty of it all. To me a fling sounds stressful and not something that would add any value to my life. I mean who doesn't like sex? Of course I like sex! But I also sort of view sex as something that is very sacred. And I do equate a fling with sex so it's all very foreign to me.
This is coming from a woman who was ENGAGED to be married and my teeny tiny southern mama would not allow my FIANCE in my bedroom before marriage. And trust me, you don't cross her
I sort of admire how open you are to trying new things, putting yourself out there and trying new approaches. If a fling makes you feel how you want to feel then FLING away, girl!