u/BigHenBomb

I’m a 49 year old woman, childless but not by choice. Split up with my ex a few years ago and have joined a couple of dating apps. Once I’ve removed the unsuitable guys from my stack (obviously looking for sex, substance abuse issues, unhealthy etc), I’m left with some men who seem ok on the surface. But…. they have kids and I feel that our lives wouldn’t align because they have a family life that I would never be part of. There are also some men who don’t have kids. But I think what’s the point of a relationship if you aren’t getting together to build a family together?

I don’t know but I’m thinking I might just give up on a relationship because as a 49 year old childless female, I just don’t fit into any relationship dynamic.

Driving in the left lane, indicate as I would like to move into the right lane as I plan to take a right turn off the dual carriageway. It is a well signed junction with a large bay for turning right. I indicate well in advance but a group of motorcyclists suddenly appear in my mirrors, travelling at high speed, so I decide to let them pass as I’ll be slowing down to enter the right turn bay. A huge amount motorbikes then appear next to me and behind them (they were out in a big group) in the right lane. So I missed my junction, as there was no way for me to get into the right lane given the amount of motorcycles now in the right lane. And I had to drive several miles further until I got to a roundabout to come back on myself.

I told my dad and he said I should have gradually slowed down to a stop in the left lane until someone let me in to the right lane. He drives a virtually indestructible old defender though so he’s a bit more gung ho than I am in my small car.

I’ve looked at the Highway Code and can’t find anything other than don’t force your way into the left lane.

Did I do the correct thing by driving on to the roundabout (incidentally none of the motorcyclists voluntarily let me move into the right lane there either but as I was stopped in a queue of stationary traffic, I just didn’t move forward until someone eventually let me move into the right lane)?

Or is my dad correct and I should have gradually slowed down to a stop in the left lane (while indicating right) until I could move into the right hand lane and take the right hand junction off the dual carriageway?