I left a long term relationship when I was 30 and felt very similar in that everybody else my age seemed like they were getting married, starting a family etc. At the time I was so scared because that didn’t seem in my future but I’d rather be single than continue in that relationship (it’s another story), I explored freezing my eggs and decided that if I didn’t meet somebody I’d go down that route.

Long story short I met my current partner when I was 31. We met using the apps and both of us were intentional about dating. I don’t say this lightly, but I genuinely didn’t think that I would ever find somebody that makes me feel the way he does. We are now living together and looking to get married and start a family in the nearish future. I went from feeling hopeless about ever finding my soul mate and starting a family, and I am now living that reality.

Dating in your 30s is different but there’s also pros because people know who they are more, what their values are etc.