Jingles (45) from Hampshire

Hi I am 43 and have been separated for the last 10 months after over 23 years married, I have 2 grown up children. On New Year's Eve 2009 I made a vow that 2010 wouldn't be a repeat of 2009 and that I need to start moving forward and start living. So this is me taking baby steps and looking to meet and make friendships.

Over the last 10 months I have been in self destruct mode and eaten and drank rubbish therefore need to lose a couple of stone but this is all part of the start of the 'new me' process...

I am 5ft 7, fairly laid back and people say I am a nice person... I work full time as a PA, enjoy reading, used to run and one of my aims is to take this up again with a view to doing a half marathon sometime this year.

I am a northerner and have lived in the south for the last 12 years.

There is probably lots more to say about me but this will do for now...

I am looking for friendship, male and female. All my friends were 'our' friends when I was married and the majority of them are all married too. Therefore it would be nice to chat to people in a similar situation, even nicer if people are in the same boat and just embarking on their journey of being single for the first time in a long while.