He texted you that after one dinner?!? Definitely a nail in the coffin. Good to know your intuition is working well.

I can totally relate to how you’re feeling. That’s been my head space as well. It all feels like too much effort. At the same time, I can’t really imagine myself being a “dog lady” for the rest of my life either. I also think it could be that I’m just tired in general. Maybe once we are into the endemic phase of this virus and things have returned to “normal”, I will have more energy to invest in my social life.

Don’t lose heart. I know you have been single a lot longer than you wanted but you are still only 40 (41?) years old. You’ve got lots of time. You will meet your person eventually. (((HUGS)))