I've known women who have been widowed, and choose to never remarry, and even to not date again. They found ways in their lives to not be bothered about the notion of being alone.

I've known of women, who have divorced and never remarried, and dated sporadically in their lives afterwards, for various reasons.

I've known of women, who never married, and never had children. Who seem to find ways to be happy, just the way they are.

I've known of single men and women, who just prefer to be alone to being involved with others that bring chaos to the table.

So, yeah, choosing to be alone, instead of settling for less than one deserves, that isn't necessarily a 'bad' thing, can actually be a 'good' thing for them.

I haven't dated since divorce. Not that I wouldn't like to meet someone I am compatible with, and can be a companion going down the road, later into life; At the same time, I'm choosing to not just run out and date a variety of men, to say that I am on the dating scene and to feel better about myself on some superficial level(which for me, that would fill a superficial void, of trying to avoid being alone and fear of what others may think of me, type of thing) Besides, I've got to be cautious of whom comes into the lives of my children. They matter, in this equation.

I matter, too. It's just I am not going to go chase some 'tail' for the sake of having a 'mate.

Hope that helps??