Hi Whitingel,
I’ve been on my own for a few years. I think it’s normal to feel like that. We get organised, we fill our lives with career and child and, if you’re like me, we’re pretty happy. All the plates are spinning nicely.
Then someone comes along and the happy organised life that took years to build is difficult to give up..
like Gam says, take it slowly. You don’t have to decide now, and you are absolutely right to be careful. Your daughter is 12, a sensitive age that doesn’t need disruption. I’d just push the decision off mentally, either until it feels irresistible or until after her GCSEs. Trust your instincts. x