Just be careful not to put too much pressure on your dating. It's right and proper to be looking for a great long-term relationship. Just don't be in such a rush to get there that you ignore red flags, or settle for less than you deserve.
And while dating can be a chore, you need to meet a lot of men to find the right one. That doesn't mean you have to sleep with them, or even get past a first coffee date. But you do have to meet enough men to have a statistical chance of meeting the right one.
And at least in my case, the dating process helped me figure out what was most important. I probably never would have dated my guy if I'd met him first, but by the time we met, I could recognize his true value.
