i'll quote a line ben stiller used in starsky & hutch: "don't pretend to be something you're not. just be yourself. that's what's really cool."

you have to learn to be happy on your own and comfortable with the fact that you're single. that way when something comes along you'll be ready to handle that too. and you won't feel like a piece of crap if it doesn't work out or if nothing comes along as fast as you would like it. and realize too that meeting somebody isn't gonna be the magical moment that turns your life around, that's the stuff you gotta do before you meet someone.

you're only 27, keep doing the stuff you enjoy, focus on yourself, your spirituality, your kids, maybe try doing some new stuff and making new friends or going to parties or things you wouldn't normally do - without the intention of meeting somebody. let all that other stuff work itself out on its own, forcing it will never ever work.