Happened on this thread and thought I would do a little thread resurrection and update.. I actually went on a date earlier this week, and going on another date with a guy tonight. I'm not madly in love with either of them, but I did enjoy the first date and am making plans to see him again. I'm a little worried about the date tonight since I found out via FB we have somewhat.. incompatible.. political beliefs, but since he knows people I'm friends with I want to keep things pleasant and it should be a good time. But I don't see any long-term potential and I hate to lead any body on.
Anyway.. I guess things are looking up. Still not in a serious relationship by a long shot, but getting much better at trying.
What changed in the past 8 months? In a nutshell I became friends with a great, hilarious guy who was already taken (engaged) when we met. I'm admittedly a little heartbroken over it but he was always very complimentary of me while being a perfect gentleman, and seemed to find me entertaining, attractive, etc, all of which really helped my confidence.
So with that experience bolstering my confidence.. I started going out to random Meetups just to make friends and meet people. And that has led into dating. We'll see how it goes.. now to get over the first guy entirely.