29-09-2017 12:47 via theguardian.com

I have been single for so long that I am too scared to date again

Ever since splitting up with my last boyfriend five years ago, I haven’t dated or had sex. I think about it, but it just feels like too much of a burdenFor the past five years, I have been completely single: no dating, no sex. My ex-boyfriend moved away without even saying goodbye or offering any kind of explanation. Only then did I realise that, for him, it was only a hook-up. It hurt me so badly that I decided to focus on my career and my son. So now I find myself at 34 with a good caree
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