Don’t give up hope. I met my husband when I was 27 and he was 41. He came with a decent amount of baggage but his character ultimately won me over. This is not coming from some desperate chick who would take just any dude who shows the slightest amount of interest. I was never married, no kids, educated and by many peoples’ standards on the more attractive side (hate to sound conceited but trying to make a point). Now my husband is a good looking man and that certainly helped but even the hottest dude in the world wouldn’t win me over if he didn’t have the right personality, whether he had baggage or not. Basically what I’m saying is just because you’re in your 40’s and divorced doesn’t mean you have to give up on dating altogether. Yes, your dating pool will be smaller than when you were in your 20’s but you can still have a lot to offer a woman (who isn’t older, divorced, has kids) if you choose to live your life with a better attitude.