So my girlfriend of over 5 years and I broke up about a month ago. For a bit I thought we might be able to get back together since we were hanging out a bit and having fun, but she got into a relationship with another guy so that fantasy was buried.

Anyway, I'm 23 and am having a hard time figuring out how to dive back into the dating game. It was easy back when I was younger since I knew most of the girls in my town and had parties to go to every weekend. Now I'm in a new town and have no idea what to do. I lost my license back when I was 18 because of a stupid drunk driving incident where I busted up my vehicle and now owe the insurance company over 16 grand which is far out of my reach right now so I've been walking/biking/busing since then. Now that's fine for me, but I feel like that's a huge hurdle when it comes to dating.

Is not having a car a huge deal breaker? How do I work around that and how exactly do I get back into the game. I enjoy being single, but I also miss having someone to talk to, wake up next to, have sex with, etc. I mean I;m not hideous, I have a fairly good job and my own place, but it just seems like not having a vehicle or really many friends in this area is making my confidence drop to the floor.