Ask Evie: I Went Through A “Hoe Phase” And I’ve Been Having Regrets About It For A While. How Do I Forgive Myself?

READER’S QUESTION: "I’m a 32-year-old single woman (I’ll be turning 33 next month) with no kids, and like many other Modern Day Women, I went through a Hoe Phase. I’ve been having regrets about it for a while now, and I’m having a hard time forgiving myself for participating in it. Being that I’m in my 30s, I’ve realized that I have officially hit the wall, and I’m starting to lose hope in the idea of getting married and having kids. So I have two questions, 1) How do I start the process of forgiving myself for having a hoe phase? and 2) Should I still have hope in getting married and starting a family one day?"