trying to find me again

Annette
I've decided to take a break from dating. I feel like I was so wrapped up in finding someone that I lost who I was. While I appreciate everyone who told me on my post yesterday not to give up and that I'll find someone, I realized the one I really need to find is me. Last year was so different, I was different. My life wasn't perfect but I was fine with were it was. This year I let people tell me that I should be happy in a relationship. That I should have a boyfriend. So I took their advice and started online dating. It's only been one disaster after another. And each time it feels like a piece of myself have broken away. Things that I use to love to do I now no longer enjoy. I use to look forward to the day that I would be able to quit working and travel the world. But now that I've been so caught up in finding someone I no longer have that desire to travel. 
So after some soul searching, I decided to hide my dating profiles (not completely delete yet). I'm going to find that me that was fine with how things were. If someone else comes along that's fine, but if they don't then they don't. Because in the end all I'll have is me. And what I need is the whole me again, not the broken version of me.