Glad to hear you are doing well. On the dating, it is a very confusing time & it is good you are taking it slow.
On the men & women consoling you: they are both right, and both wrong. You are free in one sense, but not in others. Yes, you will find someone if you choose to, but no that isn't your concern right now. You are finding you and what you want your life to be. That is what what is a good thing now, and you are doing it!
Keep sprouting!
Me: 50 W:43 S6, S3 M: 12 yrs. T: 17 M is bad & Not happy Bomb Mar '14 S 5 Feb '15 D Bomb 13 Apr '15 (but "no hurry") DB Coach May '15 Wants proceed on D Aug '15 Starting 1-on-1 negotiations Sept '15