Hormonal changes?
I divorced my husband of 10+ years in my late 30s. Now in late 40s I have not partnered up (being solo 100% custody with kids doesn’t help dating) and now with each passing year I find less and less men attractive. I understand this may be related to hormonal changes, but it feels mostly psychological. Don’t care for the hookup scene and not meeting anyone I’d see as “my person” across all parameters - chemistry, intellectual, lifestyle compatibility. The prospect of getting old and no longer being as attractive myself and never having a partner again makes me so sad, especially seeing I am not alone in this. Many of my women friends are choosing solitude over dating. How much of it is age related and how much people just getting comfortable without the trouble / drama of settling with someone who isn’t 100% your person?