Well I am going on 4 years of being single and I am sick of being single. Here's my timeline:

Dated 3 years with same guy
Single for a year and a half
Dated 3 months with another guy and broke up because he was emotionally and physically abusive

I guess the 4 years of being single helped me heal from the 3 month abusive relationship because I really poured a lot of myself into that relationship. I was emotionally dependent on the guy because he made sure I was. He would actually keep up with me (i.e. make sure I wasn't hanging out with friends or drinking or dating other people). He would call people I knew and ask them what I was up to because he didn't trust what I told him. He didn't want me to hang out with MY friends because they were "evil" and he didn't choose them for me. The only people good enough for me to be around were his friends or those he thought I should be around. Of course, drinking alcohol was pure evilness. Apparently, I was corrupted when I met him and he was out to bring the demons out of me.

Now that I know what I want, I want a real man, dang it! No nerds. No geeks. Oh I know who I want! Joe Walsh!