"Sharks and fish can be friends" from Finding Nemo

[AntoniaB]

I get that, BeingMe, on the FWB...I had a friend who engaged in a bit of "sexting" with me one night when we had each had too much to drink and were both at home (he lives about an hour away) and ever since then we have like, zero relationship. It isn't that we were close, we had just reconnected (and he's a former student who had had a crush on me). We had talked about the whole FWB "in general" and how for those who are very long-term singles because they just can't seem to find anyone this was some sort of option. But after the raunchy texts, we really don't interact anymore. Too awkward in the light of day.

I'm 42 and honestly I think that the chances of romance are very slim for me, and I've got a friend who is 30 and she believes 100% that she will never find someone to marry or even really have something long-term with.

This is where my own feelings about XH come back, as I then convince myself that he's the ONLY option so maybe I should just wait him out, but I know very well I could be waiting forever, and yet, isn't that what I'm doing anyway, ha ha.

With every passing day, I grow more resolved that I need to just 100% embrace not having any man ever again and learn to love every minute of it.