I'm a single mum too, and honestly I spent a lot of time trying to look for "the one" - but I realised that it isn't worth the time - for the exact reasons you mentioned!
While I don't have recommendations or advice about where to find men, I'd like to suggest that you do things you love - and do things for yourself! Through whatever activities you do, you might just find your man somewhere :) Don't be on an active search to find him, but let him come to you because of who you are - that's how you can ensure you don't have to change anything because he already knows who you are as a person before you even date!
In the meantime, just do what you love and love what you do - someday your man will come when you least expect it :)
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