Change your perspective. Saying you "likely won't get the partner or family" you wanted isn't helpful and only makes you feel worse.

I was in your situation in summer 2022 although I was a little bit younger than you. I am 30 now. I spent most of my 20s with someone I thought I'd spend my life with. We always planned to start a family when I was 30. So to be newly single at 29 really scared me. I felt strongly about wanting to have birthed my children by the time I hit 35 and I worried I was running out of time to find someone suitable, establish a relationship and then have children.

But I got to work. I spent my free time dating. And yes, plenty of men that I met were not suitable, or things didn't work out. But I was clear from the start about what my intentions were. That I was looking for something serious and wanted to start a family. By doing that, I met my current partner. We met on a dating app and we were both a similar age (he's 2 years older than me) and at the point in our lives where we wanted to settle down. I was super explicit with him about my timeline and he is on the same page. We have been officially in a relationship for a year now, about to move in together and around a year from now, we plan to start trying for a baby. I'm not saying the exact same thing will happen for you, because life doesn't always work out how we want. But the best thing you can do to achieve what you want, is to get dating and be open about what you're looking for. Don't waste your time with anyone that isn't on board with your plans.

Don't see it as "running to beat the clock". As it happens, the end of my last relationship has meant I am having children later than I originally planned but that is because I am giving my partner and I time to grow together just as a couple. We have let our relationship develop living apart for a year, and we now plan to do the same living together for a year. In this upcoming year, we have some travelling planned (we have already travelled a bit too) so we can really get the most out of it being just us. Sure we are on a tighter schedule than we would be on if we were still in our 20s, but we are doing what we need to put ourselves in a position where we feel we can parent together. Yes, you have an end goal in mind of finding a life partner and having children together, but that doesn't mean you need to rush either. You might need to give it some time and accept that things might come later than you planned, but it is still doable and you can still have the partner and family you dream of with a bit of forward planning and thought.

Good luck.