Skip to player
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Search
Connect
Watch fullscreen
Like
Comments
Bookmark
Share
Add to Playlist
Report
"I'm becoming a single mum at 41 - I don't want to compromise just to not be alone"
SWNS
Follow
14/11/2024
A woman is becoming a single mum by choice at 41 - and refuses to "compromise" on a man just so she isn't alone.
Natalie Lovejoy has always wanted to be a parent and had expected she would meet a partner and start a family.
But after not meeting 'the one' she decided to go it alone so she didn't "miss out".
She booked a 'fertility MOT' in January this year and her levels came back normal for her age.
Category
😹
Fun
Transcript
Display full video transcript
00:00
I want to be a mum. So you're probably thinking, okay, cool. All right, what's the story here?
00:12
The story is I am super single. I have been most of my adult life. Everybody told me I'd
00:17
meet my person. That hasn't happened. So 2024 is the year that I am looking to become a
00:25
mum. I don't know how yet. I don't know what my options are. But this is a journey that I'm going
00:31
to be taking solo. Another comment that was quite common was, you know, that I'd be denying a child
00:51
father, go out on a date. But believe me, I've tried. I'm exhausted and I'm over it. And there's
00:58
no reason I can't do it on my own. Now, don't get me wrong, I am under no delusion. This is going to
01:04
be hard, especially as a solo parent. But, you know, I'm prepared to take it on. I'm choosing
01:10
to take it on. I'm 41. I've lived, I've travelled, I've experienced things. This is the next thing
01:17
that I really want to experience. There's nothing to say women can't do it on their own.
01:23
I've been doing it for years.
Recommended
3:40
|
Up next
"I chose to be childfree for life at 16"
SWNS
26/12/2024
3:30
Millionaire defends decision to remain childfree - and says "I can nap when I want"
SWNS
10/04/2025
0:36
"We save £9k a year being child-free and I don’t want to sacrifice four holidays-a-year"
SWNS
02/11/2023
2:51
"I chose to be childfree after watching my mum raise my sister – I'll never regret not having kids"
SWNS
11/01/2024
2:29
"I felt nothing when my baby was born after comparing myself to Insta mums"
SWNS
11/06/2024
0:45
"I'm a DINK - parents say I'm selfish for not having kids but I think THEY are"
SWNS
21/10/2024
3:37
Woman determined to become a mum despite being single and in her 50s had her dreams come true!
Real Fix
15/08/2024
2:40
"I don't want to see my kids everyday - it makes me a better parent not a bad mum"
SWNS
24/09/2024
2:24
Two childless friends say they've been labelled "selfish" for not wanting kids
SWNS
12/11/2024
5:41
The journey of a single mother
Brut India
05/03/2024
0:32
Solo mum by choice says she'd rather her son grows up with one happy parent
SWNS
11/07/2024
2:02
52-year-old woman who chose to be child free she has no regrets about her choice
SWNS
29/03/2022
8:24
I'm 21 - And I Have 3 Children | MY EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY
Truly
06/02/2023
0:51
"People call me lazy for being a mum with a messy house"
SWNS
12/07/2024
3:51
Two best friend single mums move in together with all their kids
SWNS
21/06/2023
2:47
"Having IVF baby as single 50-year-old means I'm not missing out on partying"
SWNS
01/11/2022
1:16
"I'm a superfit 43-year-old - pressure to be a perfect mum led to suicide attempt"
SWNS
19/02/2025
3:10
“I’m a gay single dad and spent $125k to have a BABY BY MYSELF"
Real Fix
27/10/2024
3:06
"My pregnancy non-negotiables include a babymoon, £1k push present and PT"
SWNS
04/06/2024
2:34
“We’re childfree so we can be selfish – we take naps and go on holiday whenever we want"
SWNS
11/07/2023
3:18
Mum's burnout after striving to be the "perfect parent"
SWNS
13/05/2024
2:56
"I'm a single mum-of-12 - I can't afford them, I have to feed them on coupons"
SWNS
17/04/2024
3:35
"I chose to be childfree for life at 16 after babysitting and realising I never wanted to look after kids for free"
Real Fix
09/02/2024
8:21
I Can Never Get Into Nightclubs - Make Me A Baddie | TRANSFORMED
Truly
3 days ago
8:44
My Twin Told Me To 'Tone It Down' - Now He's Speechless | TRANSFORMED
Truly
3 days ago