I’ve been hanging out with a single mom for like 7 years. It’s getting to a point where have decide what’s going on because we’ve treated it as this convenient best friend thing. I never wanted kids and can’t wrap my head around being a step-figure, even to grown kids. I felt pressured to say “I love you” so I did, I don’t not care a lot about her, but she took it way more serious than I expected and now I’m turned off. Meanwhile she has been my best, and really only, in person friend. I’m also nearing 40 and find the thought of dating exhausting, but also feel like I failed to find someone I’m into “enough”
Any words of advice for someone in this kind of rut?