So. I'm still friends with one of my exs friends, from about 10 years ago. The ex an I don't talk but her friend and I have kept our friendship since then (we don't and have never liked each other romantically) 

She's pretty much seen me go through 2 failed engagements (3 if you count my ex/her friend) and a handful of failed relationships in the last 10 years. 

We were talking tonight about my relationships and she mentioned how I've never gone a Full year of being single since her friend and maybe that's why I'm having a problem with women. 

This hit me pretty hard. On one hand I know in my heart I could be alone that long but the other part of me doesn't want to. I crave affection, and love. And someone who's my best friend. And for some reason, I make friends with women way better than I do with guys. 

This last relationship, I lost all of my friends. I removed them from my life because none of them cared to stop hanging out with my ex who dumped me. And that in my opinion is betrayal. So I've had no one to hang out with in the last 90 days. 

She also mentioned how it seems how I'm not emotionally ok with being single. Which I'm not. I had a child at a very young age with her friend and we lost her 4 months after birth due to complications, I haven't gotten over how my ex left me after that because she couldn't stand looking at me because I reminded her of our daughter. 

I've tried counseling and for the most part 65% of the time I'm ok. I'm a happy person, I just have my baggage. Which I don't let effect my relationships. 

So I guess what I'm asking is, should I take a year off? It's literally been relationship after relationship since her. And I've maybe gone a month in between being single. But like I told my friend, they've been LONG term relationships. 1-3 years. So it's not like I'm having flings.
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Friend said I should take a year off of dating due to stigmas I have about single life due to past
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So. I'm still friends with one of my exs friends, from about 10 years ago. The ex an I don't talk but her friend and I have kept our friendship since then (we don't and have never liked each other romantically) 

She's pretty much seen me go through 2 failed engagements (3 if you count my ex/her friend) and a handful of failed relationships in the last 10 years. 

We were talking tonight about my relationships and she mentioned how I've never gone a Full year of being single since her friend and maybe that's why I'm having a problem with women. 

This hit me pretty hard. On one hand I know in my heart I could be alone that long but the other part of me doesn't want to. I crave affection, and love. And someone who's my best friend. And for some reason, I make friends with women way better than I do with guys. 

This last relationship, I lost all of my friends. I removed them from my life because none of them cared to stop hanging out with my ex who dumped me. And that in my opinion is betrayal. So I've had no one to hang out with in the last 90 days. 

She also mentioned how it seems how I'm not emotionally ok with being single. Which I'm not. I had a child at a very young age with her friend and we lost her 4 months after birth due to complications, I haven't gotten over how my ex left me after that because she couldn't stand looking at me because I reminded her of our daughter. 

I've tried counseling and for the most part 65% of the time I'm ok. I'm a happy person, I just have my baggage. Which I don't let effect my relationships. 

So I guess what I'm asking is, should I take a year off? It's literally been relationship after relationship since her. And I've maybe gone a month in between being single. But like I told my friend, they've been LONG term relationships. 1-3 years. So it's not like I'm having flings.
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Friend of 10+ years said I should think about taking a year off of dating due to past relationships/past failed relationships.
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