When I was a kid I loved my aunts and uncles that were single and had no kids. They made great confidantes as I grew up. In your mid thirties you definitely have options...many first time parents where I work are in their late thirties up to the mid 40s.

Single parenting is hard but if having children is a life dream of yours I would look into adoption or pregnancy without a partner. Putting that dream away would be a shame in my opinion.