Late 2019, Lucie Crotwell hit a breaking point. âI was 34, most of my friends had a partner, I just thought, âIâm getting older now, God, am I actually going to meet someone?â Illustration by Dionne Gain Credit: âIâve always known that Iâd like to get married when I met the right person,â says Crotwell, who is in media sales. âI knew I wanted to have children. I thought, âWell, if I do get to a few years older, Iâll just have one on my own.â Something I was happy to do, but again, itâs not ideal. You want to share that experience with someone.â