Really getting tired of the single thing, but I can't see a way out of it. I live, work, and worship in a really conservative area so I'm surrounded by married people, especially at my son's events. There are almost no single men/single dads in my social spheres. I don't want to do the dating sites again. I don't want to show up at specifically singles events because they tend to be vapid, and it makes me feel like I've just opened myself up for objectification. But if I go to lectures, classes, ministries, or other events not targeted to singles, they are filled with married people. The few singles ministries I can find around here target the twenty-somethings or just single moms. The latter won't help my situation since our denomination frowns upon lesbianism. (I say that in jest. Please don't boot me!)
The one single man that I have met in a long time is really fun. We get along great, but I don't think he would want to be instant stepdad to a 12-year-old. Oh, just one more thing—he's one of the attorneys that I support. Guess which one of us would get fired if that happened. I guarantee it wouldn't the one that went to an ivy league law school.